Changing Work and Community Identities in European Regions [electronic resource] : Perspectives on the Past and Present /
Kirk, John.author.
Contrepois, Sylvie.author.
Jefferys, Steve.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Machine generated contents note: -- 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-Sánchez, J.Revilla & F.Tovar -- De-Industrialisation in Upper Silesia; K.Wódz, K.Lecki, J.Klimczak-Ziólek & M.Witkowski -- The Zonguldak Coalfield and the Past and Future of Turkish Coal-Mining Communities; H.Sengül & 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.
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.
Ethnology—Europe.
Social policy.
Industrial sociology.
Industries.
Economic sociology.
Social history.
European Culture.
Social Policy.
Sociology of Work.
Industries.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Social History.