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The first full length account of the 1979 'winter of discontent' -- .

Table of Contents

1. Winters of discontent
2. Government, unions and the collapse of the Social Contract
3. The Ford strike, 1978
4. The oil tanker drivers’ dispute and the road hauliers’ strike
5. Public sector strikes
6. Media coverage
7. The Conservative party and the ‘winter of discontent’
8. Political aftermath
9. Winter of discontent: a view from abroad
Chronology
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719082474, 978-0719082474
      ISBN10: 0719082471

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first full length account of the 1979 'winter of discontent' -- .

      Table of Contents

      1. Winters of discontent
      2. Government, unions and the collapse of the Social Contract
      3. The Ford strike, 1978
      4. The oil tanker drivers’ dispute and the road hauliers’ strike
      5. Public sector strikes
      6. Media coverage
      7. The Conservative party and the ‘winter of discontent’
      8. Political aftermath
      9. Winter of discontent: a view from abroad
      Chronology
      Bibliography
      Index

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