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Studies in Welsh History Ser.: South Wales Miners : 1964-1985 by Ben Curtis (2013, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
ISBN-100708326102
ISBN-139780708326107
eBay Product ID (ePID)160170308
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSouth Wales Miners : 1964-1985
Publication Year2013
SubjectMining, Europe / Great Britain / Wales, Europe / Great Britain / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorBen Curtis
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History
SeriesStudies in Welsh History Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2013-412200
ReviewsA solid contribution to understanding the political culture and activity of the mainly militant south Wales miners as part of the National Union of Minders from 1945 to their final defeat by Thatcher's government in 1985. . . . Recommended., This is a welcome and significant contribution to our understanding of the radical and benign politics of the south Wales miners in the post-1945 period. Implicitly, it raises questions about the wider legacy of the miners' union in shaping the devolved Wales of the twenty-first century., 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.
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Table Of ContentSeries Editors' Foreword Acknowledgments Abbreviations List of Illustrations List of Maps Note on Capitalisation Introduction: 'an historical mission to lead in class struggles' I. The Politics of the South Wales Miners II. Closures: 1964-1970 III. Struggle: 1970-1974 IV. Interlude: 1974-1979 V. Confrontation: 1979-1983 VI. The Strike: 1984-1985 Conclusion Bibliography Index
SynopsisA political history of the south Wales miners, their industry and society, in a tumultuous period of crisis and struggle., The booming coal industry of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was paramount in the rise of modern south Wales, and the miners played a key role in shaping the region's economics, politics, and society. This book explores the history of Welsh mining between 1964 and 1985, covering the challenges the miners faced, including the concerted effort to diminish the coal industry under the Wilson government, the growth of miners' resistance, and the eventual defeat of the epic strike of 1984-5. The first full-length academic study of the miners and their union in the later twentieth century, The South Wales Miners will appeal to anyone interested in this significant group of workers within the British labor force., 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.
LC Classification NumberTN808.G7C87 2013
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