Miners'' Unions of Northumberland and Durham

Klappentext An historical analysis of the social conditions and conflicts that shaped the coal mining industry in the north of England. Zusammenfassung The Miners' Unions of Northumberland and Durham was first published in 1923. The book presents an historical analysis of the charged social conditions and conflicts that shaped the coal mining industry in the north of England from the middle of the eighteenth to the end of the nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Early struggles; 3. Outside influence; 4. The second union; 5. Philanthropy and state action; 6. The third union; 7. Recognition; 8. The fruits of example; 9. Arbitration and wage reduction; 10. A new way to peace; 11. Political triumphs; 12. The petty troubles of peace; 13. Sliding scales and a strike; 14. A new quarrel and a calamity; 15. Patterson's rule; 16. A strike and a new leader; 17. National unity; Sources; Index.

Product details

• Authors: E. Welbourne, Welbourne E.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9781107641013
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64101-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, Mining Industry, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Industrialisation and industrial history, Extractive industries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / Unions