1. Origins and outbreak -- Collieries, communities and coalfield politics -- Closures and workplace conflict: the origins of the strike -- 2. The strike -- The Scottish industrial politics of the strike -- Communities and commitment -- Ending and aftermath -- Legacy and conclusion
Summary
This is a major re-evaluation of the 1984-5 Miners' Strike, which was a central event in Britain's recent economic, industrial and political history, and the first book to show the pivotal and distinctive nature of the strike in Scotland. The book's particular strengths address the limits of current understanding of the meaning and character of the strike
