"Since the 1970s, the closure of mines, mills, and factories has marked a rupture in working-class lives. The Deindustrialized World interrogates the process of industrial ruination, from the first impact of layoffs in metropolitan cities, suburban areas, and single-industry towns to the shock...

This volume is a special issue comprising some of the results of an international research project on "Intercultural Relations, Identity and Citizenship: A Comparative Study of Australia, France and Germany", funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The articles deal with the social changes brought...