Industrial Politics and the 1926 Mining Lock-out : The Struggle for Dignity

Campbell, Alan (EDT)/ Gildart, Keith (EDT)/ McIlroy, John (EDT)

University of Wales Press（2009/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 320 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780708321867
• DDC分類 331.8904223340941

Full Description

The seven-month national mining lock-out of 1926 was one of the most important industrial disputes of the twentieth century. This work contributes to the social and political history of the industrial working class in 1926, drawing on fresh methodological perspectives relating to the study of labour.

Contents

Part 1: The Context; 1. Capitalist crisis in 1926 John Foster, University of Paisley; 2. The state of the unions: the MFGB in 1926 Alan Campbell and John McIlroy; 3. Employer militancy in the 1926 lock-out Quentin Outram, University of Leeds; Part 2: Regional Studies; 4. The dispute in south Wales Chris Williams, University of Glamorgan; 5. Developments in the Scottish coalfields Alan Campbell; 6. The case of Lancashire Steve Catterall, University of York; 7. Notes from the periphery: north Wales, Cumberland and Warwickshire Keith Gildart; Part 3: Themes; 8. Women in 1926; 9. Law and order in the miners' lock-out Steve Catterall; 10. The Communist Party and 1926 John McIlroy; 11. Alternative Outcomes: the Bishops' proposals reconsidered. David Howell, University of York