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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arnold, Jörg, 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
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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