Disability in Industrial Britain - A Cultural and Literary History of Impairment in the Coal Industry, 1880-1948 (Hardcover)

An electronic version of this book is also available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) license, thanks to the support of the Wellcome Trust. Coalmining was a notoriously dangerous industry and many of its workers experienced injury and disease. However, the experiences of the many disabled people within Britain's most dangerous industry have gone largely unrecognised by historians. This book looks at British coal through the lens of disability, using an interdisciplinary approach to examine the lives of disabled miners and their families. A diverse range of sources are used to examine the economic, social, political and cultural impact of disability in the coal industry, looking beyond formal coal company and union records to include autobiographies, novels and existing oral testimony. It argues that, far from being excluded entirely from British industry, disability and disabled people were central to its development. The book will appeal to students and academics interested in disability history, disability studies, social and cultural history and representations of disability in literature. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Disability History
Release date:	2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Kirsti Bohata • Alexandra Jones • Mike Mantin • Steven Thompson
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-2431-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Mining industry Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-5261-2431-9
Barcode:	9781526124319

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