The South Wales miners 1964-1985:
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curtis, Ben 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cardiff University of Wales Press 2013
Series:Studies in Welsh history
Subjects:
Online Access:FAW01
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : 'an historical mission to lead in class struggles' -- The Politics of the South Wales Miners -- Closures: 1964-1970 -- Struggle : 1970-1974 -- Interlude : 1974-1979 -- Confrontation : 1979-1983 -- The Strike : 1984-1985 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
"The booming coal industry of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the main reason behind the creation of modern south Wales and its miners were central to shaping the economics, politics and society of south Wales during the twentieth century. This book explores the history of these miners between 1964 and 1985, covering the concerted run-down of the coal industry under the Wilson government, the growth of miners' resistance, and the eventual defeat of the epic strike of 1984-5. Their interactions with the wider trade union movement and society during these years meant the miners were amongst the most important strategically-located sections of the British workforce during this time. The South Wales Miners is the first full-length academic study of the miners and their union in the later twentieth century, in a tumultuous period of crisis and struggle."--Publisher's website
Physical Description:xvi, 301 pages
ISBN:9780708326121
0708326129
9780708326114
0708326110
0708326102
9780708326107
9781306495257
1306495253

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