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The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out
- Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community
Engelsk Paperback
The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out
- Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community
Engelsk Paperback

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The Canadian postwar economic boom did not include one western coal-mining region. When the Canadian Pacific Railway switched to diesel power, over 2,000 coal-production jobs were lost in the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley. The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out tells the story of its fight for survival. Underground mine closures began in 1950, prompting attempts by unions, leftist parties, municipal governments, and business groups to save the local economy. Efforts to reindustrialize in the mid-1960s brought unregulated growth, unsafe working conditions, and pollution. Starting in 1968, new strip mines were built to produce metallurgical coal for Asia-Pacific steelmakers. Not only is this an interesting regional history, but the consideration of the role of labour unions, local communists, and grassroots environmentalists makes it especially compelling. Today, with technological change in steel manufacturing on the horizon, propelled by the climate crisis, Langford argues that the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley must look toward ecosystem restoration, sustainable economic activities, and the inclusion of First Nations in decision making in order to embrace a future beyond coal.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
400
ISBN-13:
9780774869294
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0774869291
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 jun 2025
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
153mm
Højde:
228mm
Forlag:
University of British Columbia Press
Oplagsdato:
1 jun 2025
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