The South Wales Miners :1964-1985 - Studies in Welsh History
The South Wales Miners :1964-1985 - Studies in Welsh History
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The booming coal industry of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the main reason behind the creation of modern south Wales and its miners were central to shaping the economics, politics and society of south Wales during the twentieth century. This book explores the history of these miners between 1964 and 1985, covering the concerted run-down of the coal industry under the Wilson government, the growth of miners' resistance, and the eventual defeat of the epic strike of 1984-5. Their interactions with the wider trade union movement and society during these years meant the miners were amongst the most important strategically-located sections of the British workforce during this time. The South Wales Miners is the first full-length academic study of the miners and their union in the later twentieth century, in a tumultuous period of crisis and struggle.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780708326114 |
| ISBN10 | 0708326110 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 295 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | University of Wales Press |
| Format | paperback |
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"This is a welcome and significant contribution to our understanding of the radical and benign politics of the south Wales miners in the post-1945 period. Implicitly, it raises questions about the wider legacy of the miners' union in shaping the devolved Wales of the twenty-first century."--Hywel Francis, Member of Parliament for Aberavon and founder, South Wales Miners
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Author's Bio
Ben Curtis is a Research Associate at the Department of History and Welsh History at Aberystwyth University and a part-time History Tutor at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, Cardiff University.