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The Winter of Discontent - Myth, Memory, and History (Hardcover)
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The Winter of Discontent - Myth, Memory, and History (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Labour History, 4
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In the midst of the freezing winter of 1978-79, more than 2,000
strikes, infamously coined the "Winter of Discontent," erupted
across Britain as workers rejected the then Labour Government's
attempts to curtail wage increases with an incomes policy. Labour's
subsequent electoral defeat at the hands of the Conservative Party
under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher ushered in an era of
unprecedented political, economic, and social change for Britain. A
potent social myth also quickly developed around the Winter of
Discontent, one where "bloody-minded" and "greedy" workers brought
down a sympathetic government and supposedly invited the ravages of
Thatcherism upon the British labour movement. 'The Winter of
Discontent' provides a re-examination of this crucial series of
events in British history by charting the construction of the myth
of the Winter of Discontent. Highlighting key strikes and bringing
forward the previously-ignored experiences of female, black, and
Asian rank-and-file workers along-side local trade union leaders,
the author places their experiences within a broader constellation
of trade union, Labour Party, and Conservative Party changes in the
1970s, showing how striking workers' motivations become much more
textured and complex than the "bloody-minded" or "greedy" labels
imply. The author further illustrates that participants' memories
represent a powerful force of "counter-memory," which for some
participants, frame the Winter of Discontent as a positive and
transformative series of events, especially for the growing number
of female activists. Overall, this fascinating book illuminates the
nuanced contours of myth, memory, and history of the Winter of
Discontent.
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