TV portraits of the miners' strike of 1984/5 stressed the violence of the pickets and responsible policing. This book challenges those images, looks at the impact of the strike on participants, and reflects on ongoing controversies and community pride.The book is organised into three parts. In the early chapters, participants look back: Peter Smith speaks of his honest determination not to become a 'professional sacked miner', and Si n James tells...
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