Pride - The Inspiring True Story Behind the Hit Film (Paperback)

They did so in the midst of the 1984 miners' strike - the most bitter and divisive dispute for more than half a century, and in one of the most turbulent periods in modern British history. In the 1980s Margaret Thatcher's hardcore social and fiscal policies devastated Britain's traditional industries, and at the same time, AIDS began to claim lives across the nation. At the very height of this perfect storm, as the government and police battled 'the enemy within' in communities across the land and newspapers whipped up fear of the gay 'perverts' who were supposedly responsible for inflicting this lethal new pestilence upon the entire population, two groups who ostensibly had nothing in common - miners and homosexuals - unexpectedly made a stand together and forged a lasting friendship. It was an alliance which helped keep an entire valley clothed and fed during the darkest months of the strike. And it led directly to a long-overdue acceptance by trades unions and the Labour Party that homosexual equality was a cause to be championed. Pride tells the inspiring true story of how two very different communities - each struggling to overcome its own bitter internal arguments and long established fault lines, as well as facing the power of a hostile government and press - found common cause against overwhelming odds. And how this one simple but unlikely act of friendship would, in time, help change life in Britain - forever.

General

Imprint:	John Blake Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2017
Authors:	Tim Tate
Dimensions:	129 x 198 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-78606-291-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > Strikes Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-78606-291-7
Barcode:	9781786062918

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