Collieries, Communities and the Miners' Strike in Scotland, 1984-85

by Jim Phillips

Book Overview

This book, available at last in paperback, analyses the 1984-85 miners' strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation. The year-long strike began in Scotland, with workers defending the moral economy of the coalfields, and resisting pit closures and management attacks on trade unionism. The book relates the strike to an analysis of changing coalfield community and industrial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719096723
• ISBN13: 9780719096723
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"