Reform, revolution and direct action amongst British miners : : the struggle for the Charter in 1919 / / by Martyn Ives.
In Reform, Revolution and Direct Action amongst British Miners , Martyn Ives offers a new perspective on one of the most volatile periods in labour history. His research into the astonishing coalfield militancy of 1919 reveals it was a watershed year on a par with 1926. Indeed the General Strike was...
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| Superior document: | Historical Materialism Book Series, Volume 123 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Historical materialism book series ;
Volume 123. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | In Reform, Revolution and Direct Action amongst British Miners , Martyn Ives offers a new perspective on one of the most volatile periods in labour history. His research into the astonishing coalfield militancy of 1919 reveals it was a watershed year on a par with 1926. Indeed the General Strike was in many ways merely its dim echo. Whilst historians have skated over the labour unrest of 1919, Martyn Ives uncovers a remarkable incidence of unofficial mass strikes in the coalfields, waged against mine-owners, government and trade union leaders alike. Led by revolutionaries, and infused with political radicalism, this mass movement offered a glimpse of an alternative road to socialism, based upon the organised industrial power of the working class. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004326006 |
| ISSN: | 1570-1522 ; ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Martyn Ives. |