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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.

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It deserves to be read by all those interested in Scotland's recent social history and contemporary political culture. -- .

Table 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

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719096723, 978-0719096723
      ISBN10: 0719096723

      Description

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

      Trade Review
      It deserves to be read by all those interested in Scotland's recent social history and contemporary political culture. -- .

      Table 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

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