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International agency over local land: Mine expansion and industrial priorities in the Town of Asbestos, Canada

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  • Horssen Jessica van

    (University of Chester, 16 Waters Green, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, SK11 6JX)

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From the late 19th to the late 20th century, the cities and industries of the world became increasingly reliant on fireproof materials made from asbestos. In focusing on the town of Asbestos, Canada, this paper will show how this process of market boom and bust shaped a fierce local culture rooted in working and living on a rapidly changing environment. By analyzing the successive expansions of the giant mine located in the centre of Asbestos, this paper will highlight how unique understandings of self and place develop in mining communities and form a complex culture rooted in a constantly changing environment.

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  • Horssen Jessica van, 2016. "International agency over local land: Mine expansion and industrial priorities in the Town of Asbestos, Canada," Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, De Gruyter, vol. 57(1), pages 9-28, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jbwige:v:57:y:2016:i:1:p:9-28:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/jbwg-2016-0002
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    Keywords

    space; resources; mining; limestone; iron and steel industry; real-estate property; geology; infrastructure;
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    JEL classification:

    • N - Economic History
    • N - Economic History
    • N - Economic History
    • Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
    • R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
    • R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics

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