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Collieries, communities and the miners' strike in Scotland, 1984-85 (Critical Labour Movement Studies MUP)
Jim Phillips
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Description for Collieries, communities and the miners' strike in Scotland, 1984-85 (Critical Labour Movement Studies MUP)
Paperback. This book analyses the 1984-5 miners' strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation. Series: Critical Labour Movement Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJPN; JPWF; KNAT; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
This book, available at last in paperback, analyses the 1984-85 miners' strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation. The year-long strike began in Scotland, with workers defending the moral economy of the coalfields, and resisting pit closures and management attacks on trade unionism. The book relates the strike to an analysis of changing coalfield community and industrial structures from the 1960s to the 1980s. It challenges the stereotyped view that the strike began in March 1984 as a confrontation between Arthur Scargill, the miners' leader, and Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. ... Read more
This book, available at last in paperback, analyses the 1984-85 miners' strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation. The year-long strike began in Scotland, with workers defending the moral economy of the coalfields, and resisting pit closures and management attacks on trade unionism. The book relates the strike to an analysis of changing coalfield community and industrial structures from the 1960s to the 1980s. It challenges the stereotyped view that the strike began in March 1984 as a confrontation between Arthur Scargill, the miners' leader, and Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Critical Labour Movement Studies
Condition
New
Weight
314 g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719096723
SKU
V9780719096723
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About Jim Phillips
Jim Phillips is Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow -- .
Reviews for Collieries, communities and the miners' strike in Scotland, 1984-85 (Critical Labour Movement Studies MUP)
It deserves to be read by all those interested in Scotland's recent social history and contemporary political culture.
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