{"product_id":"9781772060515","title":"Company Houses, Company Towns: Heritage and Conservation","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eCompany Houses, Company Towns\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Cape Breton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300976705776,"sku":"9781772060515","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781772060515_p0.jpg?v=1763708853","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781772060515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}