Title: Crisis? what crisis? : the Callaghan government and the British 'winter of discontent' /
Authors: Shepherd, John, 1942-
Publisher: Manchester University Press ; distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Callaghan, James,; Thatcher, Margaret.; Strikes and lockouts Great Britain History; Industrial relations Great Britain History; Great Britain Politics and government; Great Britain Politics and government
Contents: 1. The 1970s: 'winters of discontent' -- 2. Election deferred and the collapse of the social contract -- 3. The Ford strike, 1978 -- 4. The oil tanker drivers' dispute and the road hauliers' strike -- 5. Public sector strikes -- 6. Media coverage -- 7. The conservative party and the 'winter of discontent' -- 8. Political aftermath -- 9. In conclusion: the 'winter of discontent'--views from abroad.