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Coal is a topic that has been, remains, and will continue to be of
significant interest to those concerned with the causes, course and
consequences of industrialization and de-industrialization. This
six-volume, reset collection provides scholars with a wide variety
of sources relating to the Victorian coal industry.
Coal is a topic that has been, remains, and will continue to be of
significant interest to those concerned with the causes, course and
consequences of industrialization and de-industrialization. This
six-volume, reset collection provides scholars with a wide variety
of sources relating to the Victorian coal industry.
Coal is a topic that has been, remains, and will continue to be of
significant interest to those concerned with the causes, course and
consequences of industrialization and de-industrialization. This
six-volume, reset collection provides scholars with a wide variety
of sources relating to the Victorian coal industry.
In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British
youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the
late-1960s, by the mid-1970s it was attracting thousands of
enthusiasts across the country. This book is a social history of
Northern Soul, examining the origins and development of this music
scene, its clubs, publications and practices. Northern Soul emerged
in a period when working class communities were beginning to be
transformed by deindustrialisation and the rise of new political
movements around the politics of race, gender and locality.
Locating Northern Soul in these shifting economic and social
contexts of the English North and Midlands in the 1970s, the
authors argue that people kept the faith not just with music, but
with a culture that was connected to wider aspects of work, home,
relationships and social identities. Drawing on an expansive range
of sources, including oral histories, magazines and fanzines,
diaries and letters, this book offers a detailed and empathetic
reading of a working class culture that was created and consumed by
thousands of young people in the 1970s. The authors highlight the
complex ways in which class, race and gender identities acted as
forces for both unity and fragmentation on the dancefloors of
iconic clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, Blackpool
Mecca, the Torch in Stoke-on-Trent, the Catacombs in Wolverhampton
and the Casino in Wigan. Marking a significant contribution to the
historiography of youth culture, this book is essential reading for
those interested in popular music and everyday life in postwar
Britain. -- .
The Dictionary of Labour Biography has an outstanding reputation as
a reference work for the study of nineteenth and twentieth century
British history. Volume XIV maintains this standard of original and
thorough scholarship. Each entry is written by a specialist drawing
on an array of primary and secondary sources. The biographical
essays engage with recent historiographical developments in the
field of labour history. The scope of the volume emphasises the
ethnic and national diversity of the British labour movement and
neglected political traditions.
In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British
youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the
late-1960s, by the mid-1970s it was attracting thousands of
enthusiasts across the country. This book is a social history of
Northern Soul, examining the origins and development of this music
scene, its clubs, publications and practices. Northern Soul emerged
in a period when working class communities were beginning to be
transformed by deindustrialisation and the rise of new political
movements around the politics of race, gender and locality.
Locating Northern Soul in these shifting economic and social
contexts of the English North and Midlands in the 1970s, the
authors argue that people kept the faith not just with music, but
with a culture that was connected to wider aspects of work, home,
relationships and social identities. Drawing on an expansive range
of sources, including oral histories, magazines and fanzines,
diaries and letters, this book offers a detailed and empathetic
reading of a working class culture that was created and consumed by
thousands of young people in the 1970s. The authors highlight the
complex ways in which class, race and gender identities acted as
forces for both unity and fragmentation on the dancefloors of
iconic clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester, Blackpool
Mecca, the Torch in Stoke-on-Trent, the Catacombs in Wolverhampton
and the Casino in Wigan. Marking a significant contribution to the
historiography of youth culture, this book is essential reading for
those interested in popular music and everyday life in postwar
Britain. -- .
This book assesses the legacy of Dick Hebdige and his work on
subcultures in his seminal work, Subculture: The Meaning of Style
(1979). The volume interrogates the concept of subculture put
forward by Hebdige, and asks if this concept is still capable of
helping us understand the subcultures of the twenty-first century.
The contributors to this volume assess the main theoretical trends
behind Hebdige's work, critically engaging with their value and how
they orient a researcher or student of subculture, and also look at
some absences in Hebdige's original account of subculture, such as
gender and ethnicity. The book concludes with an interview with
Hebdige himself, where he deals with questions about his concept of
subculture and the gestation of his original work in a way that
shows his seriousness and humour in equal measure. This volume is a
vital contribution to the debate on subculture from some of the
best researchers and academics working in the field in the
twenty-first century.
This book assesses the legacy of Dick Hebdige and his work on
subcultures in his seminal work, Subculture: The Meaning of Style
(1979). The volume interrogates the concept of subculture put
forward by Hebdige, and asks if this concept is still capable of
helping us understand the subcultures of the twenty-first century.
The contributors to this volume assess the main theoretical trends
behind Hebdige's work, critically engaging with their value and how
they orient a researcher or student of subculture, and also look at
some absences in Hebdige's original account of subculture, such as
gender and ethnicity. The book concludes with an interview with
Hebdige himself, where he deals with questions about his concept of
subculture and the gestation of his original work in a way that
shows his seriousness and humour in equal measure. This volume is a
vital contribution to the debate on subculture from some of the
best researchers and academics working in the field in the
twenty-first century.
The Dictionary of Labour Biography has an outstanding reputation as
a reference work for the study of nineteenth and twentieth century
British history. Volume XV maintains this standard of original and
thorough scholarship. Each entry is written by a specialist drawing
on an array of primary and secondary sources. The biographical
essays engage with recent historiographical developments in the
field of labour history. The scope of the volume emphasises the
ethnic and national diversity of the British labour movement and
neglected political traditions.
The seven-month British national mining lockout of 1926 was one of
the most important European industrial disputes of the twentieth
century. It not only came to symbolize the defeat of the labor
movement in the interwar years, but it also cast a long shadow over
industrial relations in the mining industry and epitomized the
predicament of British miners in the early decades of the century.
"Industrial Politics" draws on new methodological perspectives that
have emerged in recent labor studies in order to comprehensively
survey this event at the national, local, and regional levels, and
makes a significant contribution to the social and political
history of the industrial working class.
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