Winter of Discontent - Myth, Memory, and History

Informationen zum Autor Tara Martin López is Professor of Sociology at Peninsula College. Sheila Rowbotham is Professor of History at the University of Manchester. Klappentext A reassessment of the myth of the British 'Winter of Discontent', 1978-79, from the perspective of those involved, in particular, grassroots activists and the growing number of female activists. Zusammenfassung A reassessment of the myth of the British 'Winter of Discontent'! 1978-79! from the perspective of those involved! in particular! grassroots activists and the growing number of female activists. Dedication Acknowledgements Foreword by Sheila Rowbotham Introduction 1. The Ghosts of the Past: Myth and the Winter of Discontent 2. Winter of Discontent:Causes and Context 3. The Floodgates Open: The Strike at Ford 4. 'The Second Stalingrad:' The Road Haulage Strikes 5. 'Freezers of Corpses and Sea Burials:' The Liverpool Gravediggers' Strike 6. Unseemly Behaviour: Women and Local Authority Strikes 7. 'Celia's Gate' and Strikes in the National Health Service 8. Crosscurrents of Memory: Myth, Memory, and Counter-Memory 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Tara Martin Lopez, Tara Martin Lopez, Tara (College of Arts and Sciences ( Martin Lopez, Tara (College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Martin Lopez, Tara Martin López, Tara Martin-Lopez
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.07.2014
• EAN: 9781781380291
• ISBN: 978-1-78138-029-1
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Studies in Labour History; Studies in Labour History; Studies in Labour History Lup
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law