Backbone of the nation : mining communities and the great strike of 1984-85
Gildea, Robert2023
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40 years ago, Arthur Scargill led the National Union of Mineworkers on one of the largest strikes in British history. A deep sense of pride existed within Britain's mining communities who thought of themselves as the backbone of the nation's economy. But they were vilified by Margaret Thatcher's government and eventually broken: deprived of their jobs, their livelihoods, and in some cases, their lives. In this history, Robert Gildea interviews those miners and their families who fought to defend themselves. Exploring mining communities from South Wales to the Midlands, Yorkshire, County Durham, and Fife, Gildea shows how the miners and their families organised to protect themselves, and how a network of activists mobilised to support them.
Main title:
Author:
Gildea, Robert, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]©2023
Collation:
xxiii, 469 pages 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300266580 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
331.892822331.892331.892822334094331.8928 GIL
Language:
English
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BRN:
2391948