A Town Called Asbestos
- Jessica Van Horssen
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A Town Called Asbestos is written by Jessica Van Horssen and published by UBC Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0774828420 (ISBN 10) and 9780774828420 (ISBN 13).
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.
