Scottish Coal Miners in the Twentieth Century / / Jim Phillips.
Brings to light the vital role coal miners played in the social and political history of 20th century ScotlandThroughout the 20th century Scottish miners resisted deindustrialisation through collective action and by leading the campaign for Home Rule. This book shows that coal miners occupy a centra...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- The Auld Union Banner
- Introduction: Scottish Coal Miners and Economic Security
- Part One Legislate: Ownership and Welfare
- CHAPTER 1 Changing Ownership and Employment
- CHAPTER 2 Changing Communities and Collieries
- CHAPTER 3 Improving Safety
- Part Two Educate: Political Learning and Activity
- CHAPTER 4 Generational Learning: from the 1920s to the 1950s
- CHAPTER 5 Miners and the Scottish Nation: from the 1950s to the 1970s
- Part Three Organise: for Jobs, Wages and Communities
- CHAPTER 6 Resisting Closures and Winning Wages in the 1960s and 1970s
- CHAPTER 7 Campaigning for Jobs and Communities in the 1980s
- Legacy and Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index