Minetown, Milltown, Railtown Life in Canadian Communities of Single Industry |
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| Author:
| Lucas, Rex
Tepperman, Lorne |
| Series title: | Wynford Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-542887-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Minetown, Milltown, Railtown is a groundbreaking study of what it's like to live in a company town. Today, with the oil-sands boom and rising commodity prices affecting everything from the value of the Canadian dollar to the balance of power within Confederation, single-industry towns remain as central as ever to the country's economic and social life. Minetown is a compelling portrait not just of Canada's past, but of its present and future, too.
Minetown, Milltown, Railtown is a groundbreaking study of what it's like to live in a company town. Today, with the oil-sands boom and rising commodity prices affecting everything from the value of the Canadian dollar to the balance of power within Confederation, single-industry towns remain as central as ever to the country's economic and social life. Minetown is a compelling portrait not just of Canada's past, but of its present and future, too.