The 1926 miners' lockout meanings of community in the Durham coalfield /

The miners' lockout of 1926 was a pivotal moment in British 20th century history. Investigating issues of collective identity & action, Hester Barron explores the way that the lockout was experienced by Durham's miners & their families, illuminating wider debates about solidarity &...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barron, Hester, 1980-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Strikes and lockouts > Coal mining > England > Durham > History > 20th century.
Strikes and lockouts > Coal mining > Social aspects > England > Durham > History > 20th century.
Coal mines and mining > Social aspects > England > Durham > History > 20th century.
Coal miners > England > Durham > Social conditions.
Coal miners > Family relationships > England > Durham.
Working class families > England > Durham.
Durham (England) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
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Summary:The miners' lockout of 1926 was a pivotal moment in British 20th century history. Investigating issues of collective identity & action, Hester Barron explores the way that the lockout was experienced by Durham's miners & their families, illuminating wider debates about solidarity & fragmentation within working-class communities.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 314 p.) : ill., map.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191722196 (ebook) :

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