The British miner in the age of de-industrialization : a political and cultural history /
"Drawing on the theorizing of Raymond Williams and Reinhart Koselleck, the study makes use of previously inaccessible records to offer a new account of the British miner in the age of de-industrialization. The book reinserts the industry's ‘new dawn' of the 1970s into the story of coa...
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Epigraph
- Maps
- Introduction: From Loser to Winner and Back Again
- Theoretical Framework
- Structure and Source Base
- Part I. From Loser To Winner
- 1. 1967
- Introduction: 'Down with the Mine!'
- I
- II
- III
- Conclusion
- 2. 1972
- Introduction
- I
- II
- III
- Conclusion
- 3. 1977
- Introduction
- I
- II
- III
- Conclusion
- 4. 1981
- Introduction
- I The Future of Coal
- II The Nature of the Miners' Power
- III Contested Pasts
- IV Ordinary Miners
- Conclusion
- Part II. ...And Back Again
- 5. 1984
- Introduction
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- Conclusion
- 6. 1987
- Introduction
- I Heroes and Villains
- II The Future of Coal
- III The Miners' Strike as History
- IV Dreams of Escape
- Conclusion
- 7. 1992
- Introduction
- I Miners as Underdogs
- II The NUM and the Campaign to Save Our Pits
- III Resentment and Resignation
- IV Life after Coal?
- Conclusion
- 8. 1997
- Introduction
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- Conclusion
- Conclusion: The British Miner in History
- I
- II
- III
- Appendix: Statistical Tables
- Bibliography
- Index