Collieries, Communities and the Miners'' Strike in Scotland, 198485

This book analyses the 1984-5 miners' strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation.

Sommario

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

Info autore

Jim Phillips is Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow

Riassunto

This book analyses the 1984-5 miners’ strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Phillips Jim, Jim Phillips, Phillips Jim
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2014
• EAN: 9780719096723
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9672-3
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: Critical Labour Movement Studies; Critical Labour Movement Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Scotland, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Demonstrations & protest movements, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Strikes, Mining Industry, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Extractive industries, Miners’ Strike; Scotland; Communities; Collieries