A Town Called Asbestos
Author | : Jessica van Horssen |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2016-01-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780774828444 |
ISBN-13 | : 0774828447 |
Rating | : 4/5 (447 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Town Called Asbestos written by Jessica van Horssen and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, manufacturers from around the world relied on asbestos from the town of Asbestos, Quebec, to produce fire-retardant products. Then, over time, people learned about the mineral’s devastating effects on human health. Dependent on this deadly industry for their community’s survival, the residents of Asbestos developed a unique, place-based understanding of their local environment; the risks they faced living next to the giant opencast mine; and their place within the global resource trade. This book unearths the local-global tensions that defined Asbestos’s proud and painful history to reveal the challenges similar resource communities have faced – and continue to face today.