Description
This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the way to a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Approaching Regional and Identity Change in Europe; J.Kirk, S.Contrepois & S.Jefferys Industrial, Urban and Worker Identity Transitions in Nuremberg; L.Meier & M.Promberger Industrial Decline, Economic Regeneration and Identities in the Paris Region; S.Contrepois A Tale of Two Spanish Cities: Elda and Alcoy at the Crossroads; M.Arnal, C.Castro, A.Lahera-Sanchez, J.Revilla & F.Tovar De-Industrialisation in Upper Silesia; K.Wodz, K.L?cki, J.Klimczak-Ziolek & M.Witkowski The Zonguldak Coalfield and the Past and Future of Turkish Coal-Mining Communities; H.?engul & E.Aytekin Representing Identity and Work in Transition: The Case of South Yorkshire Coal-Mining Communities in Britain; J.Kirk, S.Jefferys & C.Wall A Skyline of European Identities; S.Contrepois, S.Jefferys & J.Kirk Bibliography Index
