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Collieries, Communities and the Miners' Strike in Scotland, 1984-85
Jim Phillips
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Description for Collieries, Communities and the Miners' Strike in Scotland, 1984-85
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 Editor(s): Fielding, Steven; Callaghan, John; Ludlam, Steve. Series: Critical Labour Movement Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJPN; JPWF; KNAT; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
This book analyses the 1984-5 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. Before this point, in fact, ... Read more
This book analyses the 1984-5 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. Before this point, in fact, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Critical Labour Movement Studies
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719086328
SKU
V9780719086328
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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
It deserves to be read by all those interested in Scotland's recent social history and contemporary political culture.
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