Company Houses, Company Towns: Heritage and Conservation

by Andrew Molloy (Editor), Tom Urbaniak (Editor)

Overview

Former company houses and towns have meaning. They can inspire attachment and a sense of place. They can be tight-knit but also quintessentially global; their resources and products have served far-off markets while housing a mosaic of newcomers from around the world; they speak to the diversity of Canada and the immigrant experience. Their landscapes, though often threatened with abandonment and decline, are a kind of language that conveys rich and layered stories. They are hands-on classrooms of culture, economics, architecture, politics and sociology. Taken together, the case studies in this book speak to the heritage and enduring value of these places. Company towns mean a great deal to the people who put down roots there or passed through them. Many of the houses became homes. In Company Houses, Company Towns we also see how some of these places are being commemorated, conserved, regenerated and renewed – not as static museum pieces but as proud living communities aspiring to new economic opportunities and a quality of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781772060515
Publisher:	Cape Breton University Press
Publication date:	07/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	25 MB
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Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

Andrew Molloy is Professor of Political Science and a member of the teaching faculty in the MBA CED (Community Economic Development) program at Cape Breton University. His areas of academic specialization include public policy and public administration, community economic development, Canadian government and politics and applied research methodology.
Tom Urbaniak is Associate Professor of Political Science at Cape Breton University. He is chair of the board of governors of the National Trust for Canada and is active in many non-profit organizations. He chairs the parish council of St. Mary’s Polish Church in the multicultural, post-industrial community of Whitney Pier, Cape Breton. He is the author of four books, including Her Worship: Hazel McCallion and the Development of Mississauga and Action, Accommodation, Accountability: Rules of Order for Canadian Organizations.