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This book analyses the 1984-5 miners' strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation.
List of contents
Introduction: Rethinking the 1984-5 miners' strike
Part I: Origins and outbreak
1. Collieries, communities and coalfield politics
2. Closures and workplace conflict: the origins of the strike
Part II: The strike
3. The Scottish industrial politics of the strike
4. Communities and colliery-level commitment
5. Ending and aftermath
6. Legacy and conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Jim Phillips is an author, speaker and certified L.I.F.E. and business coach. For the better part of 30 years he has been an entrepreneur and business leader inspiring others to higher levels of achievement through his presentations throughout the United States and parts of Europe.
His true passion is the exploration and application of spiritual law as it applies to prosperity and overall quality of life. One of Jim's gifts is his ability to help others understand and apply complex spiritual concepts to their personal life.
At the age of thirteen Jim had an experience that confirmed to him he had a specific message to share about our connection to the Divine. This message was to be shared when the time was right, that time is now.
Jim graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. He currently resides in Aldie, VA where he continues his writing, coaching, and speaking. www.prosperitybydesign.com
Summary
This book analyses the 1984-5 miners’ strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation. -- .
