Deindustrializing Montreal entangled histories of race, residence, and class High, Steven C. creator author. text bibliography History. quc 2022 2022 monographic eng print xvii, 419 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, color plans ; 26 cm. "Point Saint-Charles, a historically white working-class neighbourhood with a strong Irish and French presence, and Little Burgundy, a multiracial neighbourhood that is home to the city's English-speaking Black community, face each other across Montreal's Lachine Canal, once an artery around which work and industry in Montreal were clustered and by which these two communities were formed and divided. Deindustrializing Montreal challenges the deepening divergence of class and race analysis by recognizing the intimate relationship between capitalism, class struggles, and racial inequality. Fundamentally, deindustrialization is a process of physical and social ruination as well as part of a wider political project that leaves working-class communities impoverished and demoralized. The structural violence of capitalism occurs gradually and out of sight, but it doesn't play out the same for everyone. Point Saint-Charles was left to rot until it was revalorized by gentrification, whereas Little Burgundy was torn apart by urban renewal and highway construction. This historical divergence had profound consequences in how urban change has been experienced, understood, and remembered. Drawing extensive interviews, a massive and varied archive of imagery, and original photography by David Lewis into a complex chorus, Steven High brings these communities to life, tracing their history from their earliest years to their decline and their current reality. He extends the analysis of deindustrialization, often focused on single-industry towns, to cities that have seemingly made the post-industrial transition. The urban neighbourhood has never been a settled concept, and its apparent innocence masks considerable contestation, divergence, and change over time. Deindustrializing Montreal thinks critically about locality, revealing how heritage becomes an agent of gentrification, investigating how places like Little Burgundy and the Point acquire race and class identities, and questioning what is preserved and for whom."-- Industrial Childhoods -- Neighbourhood Factories -- The Black City below the Hill -- Race and Urban Renewal -- Industrial Ruination -- The Gentrifying Canal -- Mobilizing Community -- The Burgz. Steven High. Issued also in electronic format. Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-406) and index. n-cn-qu Deindustrialization Québec (Province) Montréal History 20th century Neighborhoods Québec (Province) Montréal History 20th century Working class Québec (Province) Montréal History 20th century Montréal (Québec) Race relations History 20th century Montréal (Québec) Social conditions 20th century Montréal (Québec) Economic conditions 20th century Désindustrialisation Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire 20e siècle Quartiers (Urbanisme) Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire 20e siècle Travailleurs Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire 20e siècle Montréal (Québec) Relations raciales Histoire 20e siècle Montréal (Québec) Conditions sociales 20e siècle Montréal (Québec) Conditions économiques 20e siècle Deindustrialization Economic history Neighborhoods Race relations Social conditions Working class Québec Montréal 1900-1999 fast F1054.5.M857 H54 2022 971.4/2804 cci1icc Deindustrializing Montreal High, Steven C. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022 (OCoLC)1283737758 Studies on the history of Quebec ; 40 9780228010753 0228010756 9780228012313 NLC 211012 20230330160634.5 in00004731064 eng