Jessica van Horssen is a senior researcher in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Chester, England. Her research mainly focuses on asbestos and environmental health in Canada and along the global commodity chain. She has published in international journals on the community of Asbestos, asbestos-related disease, and changing landscapes in resource communities.

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• Foreword: The Long Dying / Graeme WynnIntroduction: Introducing Asbestos1 Creation Stories: Asbestos before 19182 Land with a Future, Not a Past, 1918–493 Negotiating Risk, 1918–494 Essential Characteristics, 1918–495 Bodies Collide: The Strike of 19496 "Une ville qui se deplace," 1949–837 Useful Tools, 1949–838 Altered Authority, 1949–83Conclusion: Surviving Collapse: Asbestos Post-1983Notes; Bibliography; Index

Jessica van Horssen is a senior researcher in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Chester, England. Her research mainly focuses on asbestos and environmental health in Canada and along the global commodity chain. She has published in international journals on the community of Asbestos, asbestos-related disease, and changing landscapes in resource communities.

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• Foreword: The Long Dying / Graeme WynnIntroduction: Introducing Asbestos1 Creation Stories: Asbestos before 19182 Land with a Future, Not a Past, 1918–493 Negotiating Risk, 1918–494 Essential Characteristics, 1918–495 Bodies Collide: The Strike of 19496 "Une ville qui se deplace," 1949–837 Useful Tools, 1949–838 Altered Authority, 1949–83Conclusion: Surviving Collapse: Asbestos Post-1983Notes; Bibliography; Index

Jessica van Horssen is a senior researcher in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Chester, England. Her research mainly focuses on asbestos and environmental health in Canada and along the global commodity chain. She has published in international journals on the community of Asbestos, asbestos-related disease, and changing landscapes in resource communities.

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• Foreword: The Long Dying / Graeme WynnIntroduction: Introducing Asbestos1 Creation Stories: Asbestos before 19182 Land with a Future, Not a Past, 1918–493 Negotiating Risk, 1918–494 Essential Characteristics, 1918–495 Bodies Collide: The Strike of 19496 "Une ville qui se deplace," 1949–837 Useful Tools, 1949–838 Altered Authority, 1949–83Conclusion: Surviving Collapse: Asbestos Post-1983Notes; Bibliography; Index