Resisting Mine, Mill and Factory Closures: Deindustrialization History as a History of Protest

Book chapter

Stefan Backius, Marion Fontaine, Lachlan MacKinnon, Stefan Moitra and Andrew Perchard

The Politics of Industrial Closure: Transnational and Comparative Histories, pp.115-162

Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time, University of Toronto Press

03/2026

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/50980

Abstract

deindustrialization

protest

History

working class

mine closure

mill closure

factory closure

labor movement

The history of deindustrialization is a history of protest.

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Record Identifier: 9926866094501891
Title: Resisting Mine, Mill and Factory Closures: Deindustrialization History as a History of Protest
Creators: Stefan Backius
Marion Fontaine
Lachlan MacKinnon
Stefan Moitra
Andrew Perchard
Contributors: Steven High (Editor) - Concordia University
Stefan Berger (Editor) - Ruhr University Bochum
Academic Unit: Dean's Office (OBS)
Publication Details: The Politics of Industrial Closure: Transnational and Comparative Histories, pp.115-162
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Date published ; e-published: 03/2026
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Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Book chapter