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OverviewA study of the making of mining communities and their collective responses to strikes. The author begins by discussing the idea of community, looking at the ways in which sociologists and historians have constructed models of mining communities. He argues that community, perhaps more than other terms in social science, needs to be understood historically, taking into account both small-scale changes in local institutions and social structure and the ideas that people have of the places in which they have lived and worked. Although he points to the relevance of these issues to the 1984-85 dispute, Dr Gilbert's main concern is with the very different histories of community development in South Wales and in Nottinghamshire and the influence of these histories on collective action in the two areas. He examines how the mining settlements of Ynysybwl in South Wales and Hucknall in Nottinghamshire reacted to the nine-month lockout of 1926 - in that dispute many Nottinghamshire miners returned to work early while their Welsh counterparts remained on strike to the end. Dr Gilbert focuses on the changing balance of local power and explores the changing ideas of community held by the inhabitants of the two settlements. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David GilbertPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Clarendon Press Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780198273646ISBN 10: 0198273649 Pages: 303 Publication Date: 01 January 1992 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe style is clear and purposeful....Social relations and social organization are the central themes, but the material should interest all those concerned with British coal-mining history. --Journal of Economic History The style is clear and purposeful....Social relations and social organization are the central themes, but the material should interest all those concerned with British coal-mining history. --Journal of Economic History The style is clear and purposeful....Social relations and social organization are the central themes, but the material should interest all those concerned with British coal-mining history. --Journal of Economic History The style is clear and purposeful....Social relations and social organization are the central themes, but the material should interest all those concerned with British coal-mining history. --Journal of Economic History The style is clear and purposeful....Social relations and social organization are the central themes, but the material should interest all those concerned with British coal-mining history. --Journal of Economic History<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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