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

Horssen Jessica van ()
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Horssen Jessica van: University of Chester, 16 Waters Green, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, SK11 6JX

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, 2016, vol. 57, issue 1, 9-28

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: space; resources; mining; limestone; iron and steel industry; real-estate property; geology; infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N Q R (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1515/jbwg-2016-0002

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