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Brian-fawcett

 
9780887621222: Virtual Clearcut: Or, the Way Things Are in My Hometown
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0887621228 ISBN 13 : 9780887621222
Editeur : Thomas Allen & Son, 2003

Synopsis

In the Bowron River valley of British Columbia, there is a logging clearcut so vast that astronauts can see it. Sixty kilometers to the northwest lies Prince George, a once-thriving city of 80,000 that has experienced an accelerating 40-year virtual clearcut that has slashed through the strata of its economic and social culture, wiping out its locally- owned businesses and industries, demoralizing its public institutions and its local politics, and creating a psychological quagmire of entertainment opportunities, consumer franchises, and dreams that won't come true.

Prince George has lost its ability to control its destiny, and is losing its will to care. Author Brian Fawcett, who grew up in Prince George and has followed its steady decline, draws a troubling parallel between the shattered forests of Bowron and the gradual destruction of a town's confidence and quality of life, a wake-up call to the rest of the world.

Virtual Clearcut is classic Fawcett: a blend of unconventional analysis, poignant vignettes, and biting humour. His concern is for the condition of good people and places hit hard by globalization, and how the globalists are harvesting so much more than mere profits from the hinterlands.

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À propos de l'auteur

Brian Fawcett is the author of more than twenty books. He is a past editor of Books in Canada, a former columnist for the Globe and Mail, has written articles and reviews for most of Canada's major newspapers and magazines, and is a founding editor of the internationally followed Internet news service, www.dooneyscafe.com. Fawcett was born and raised in Prince George, B.C. and now lives in Toronto.

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Éditeur
Thomas Allen & Son
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0887621228
ISBN 13 
9780887621222
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
344
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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