Battle for Coal
Darryl Holter
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Description for Battle for Coal
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
As World War II came to a close, economic recovery in France hinged on coal. With nearly 90 percent of French energy dependent on coal and imported coal unavailable, France, traditionally the world's largest importer, was forced to rely on its own troubled coal-mining industry.
The Battle for Coal is the first full study to address the history and politics of coal production in post-World War II France. Holter examines the French coal-mining industry's role in postwar reconstruction and the state's intervention into the industry in an effort to promote economic expansion. He traces the complex "battle for coal" that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875801674
SKU
V9780875801674
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
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