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Cambridge De-Industrialization Social Cultural and Political Aspects 2014 Edition by Bert Altena, Marcel Van Der Linden
De-industrialization processes have accompanied industrialization from the start, both regionally and globally. Most historical studies of de-industrialization focus on economic issues, including structural causes and forms of unemployment. Much less attention is usually paid to the social and cultural aspects. What are the consequences of de-industrialization for working-class families and their communities? How does de-industrialization affect working-class culture, trade unions, traditional labour parties, and the regional social, educational and cultural infrastructure? Are gender relations changed by de-industrialization? These subjects are explored by the contributors to this volume. Their essays deal with effects of de-industrialization processes in different contexts. In doing so they propose a wide scope for the study of industrial devolution. Table of contents :- Preface Bert Altena and Marcel van der Linden; Introduction. De-Industrialization and globalization Christopher Johnson; 1. From workshop to wasteland: deindustrialisation and fragmentation of the black working class on the East Rand (South Africa), 1990-9 Franco Barchiesi and Bridget Kenny; 2. Whose left? Working class political allegiances in post-industrial Britain Darren G. Lilleker; 3. Betterment without airs: social, cultural, and political consequences of the deindustrialization in the Ruhr Stefan Goch; 4. The International Association of Machinists, Pratt and Whitney and the struggle for a blue-collar future in Connecticut Robert Forrant; 5. 'Our chronic and desperate situation': anthracite communities and the emergence of redevelopment policy in Pennsylvania and the United States, 1945-65 Gregory Wilson; 6. The consequences of de-industrialization for women workers in the Indian textile industry Chitra Joshi; 7. De-industrialization in Turkish mining industries: the case of Zonguldak Tarik Sengul.