First published in 1975, South Wales Miners starts with the War of
Empires, when nearly 50,000 Welsh miners, almost one-fifth of the
total manpower of their coalfield, responded to the call and
voluntarily enlisted in the British armed forces. The author
uncovers how the coalowners in the meantime took advantage of the
war emergency to deny the remaining miners a fair recompense for
their toil and of the bitter strife that followed. The book tells
the story of what led up to the General Strike and here the author
uses hitherto hidden sources of information. The picture is
revealed of what was a virtual conspiracy between the
Baldwin-Churchill Government and the mineowners, not only to cut
wages and lengthen hours, but to cripple British trade unionism.
When the miners held out through a seven-month lockout the efforts
of these highly placed conspirators recoiled on their own heads and
on the whole economy of British Empire. This book will be of
interest to students of history, labour studies, economics and
political science.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Revivals |
| Release date: |
July 2023 |
| First published: |
1975 |
| Authors: |
Robert Page Arnot
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 174mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
395 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-253917-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-253917-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781032539171 |
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