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6 Growth at What Cost? Community and Political Struggles, 1963–68
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures and Tables vi
- List of Abbreviations ix
- Maps xi
- Introduction: Interpretive and Comparative Perspectives on Deindustrialization in the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley, 1945–68 1
- 1 The Working Class on the Rise: Collective Struggles, Labour Improvements, and Larger Goals, 1945–49 33
- 2 A Crisis Begins: Three Days a Week and Mine Closures, 1950–56 67
- 3 Ghost Town Future? Searching for Economic Revitalization, 1957–62 122
- 4 We Were Continually Losing Membership and Losing Public Support: Tracing the Ruin of the Communist Party, 1945–62 173
- 5 Pursuing Alternatives for Growing the Economy: Dead Ends, a Tragic Underground Explosion, and a New Beginning for Coal, 1963–68 207
- 6 Growth at What Cost? Community and Political Struggles, 1963–68 247
- Conclusion: Lessons and Opportunities for a Future beyond Coal 285
- Acknowledgments 315
- Notes 319
- Bibliography 359
- Index 373
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures and Tables vi
- List of Abbreviations ix
- Maps xi
- Introduction: Interpretive and Comparative Perspectives on Deindustrialization in the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley, 1945–68 1
- 1 The Working Class on the Rise: Collective Struggles, Labour Improvements, and Larger Goals, 1945–49 33
- 2 A Crisis Begins: Three Days a Week and Mine Closures, 1950–56 67
- 3 Ghost Town Future? Searching for Economic Revitalization, 1957–62 122
- 4 We Were Continually Losing Membership and Losing Public Support: Tracing the Ruin of the Communist Party, 1945–62 173
- 5 Pursuing Alternatives for Growing the Economy: Dead Ends, a Tragic Underground Explosion, and a New Beginning for Coal, 1963–68 207
- 6 Growth at What Cost? Community and Political Struggles, 1963–68 247
- Conclusion: Lessons and Opportunities for a Future beyond Coal 285
- Acknowledgments 315
- Notes 319
- Bibliography 359
- Index 373