Scottish Coal Miners in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)

Examining working class welfare in the age of deindustrialisation through the experiences of the Scottish coal miner Throughout the twentieth century Scottish miners resisted deindustrialisation through collective action and by leading the campaign for Home Rule. This book argues that coal miners occupy a central position in Scotland's economic, social and political history, and highlights the role of miners in formulating labour movement demands for political-constitutional reforms that eventually resulted in the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. The book also uses the struggle of the mineworkers to explore working class wellbeing more broadly during the prolonged and politicised period of deindustrialisation that saw jobs, workplaces and communities devastated. Key features Examines deindustrialisation as long-running, phased and politicised process Uses generational analysis to explain economic and political change Relates Scottish Home Rule to long-running debates about economic security and working class welfare Analyses the longer history of Scottish coal miners in terms of changing industrial ownership, production techniques and workplace safety Relates this economic and industrial history to changes in mining communities and gender relations

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2019
Authors:	Jim Phillips
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-5231-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Pressure groups & lobbying Books > History > British & Irish history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4744-5231-0
Barcode:	9781474452311

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