The 1926 miners' lockout
Subtitle: meanings of community in the Durham coalfield
By: Hester Barron.
Series: Oxford historical monographs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780199575046
Subjects: Coal trade -- Social aspects -- England -- Durham (County); Coal mines and mining -- Social aspects -- England -- Durham (County); Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- England -- Durham (County) -- History -- 20th century
Description: The miners' lockout of 1926 was a pivotal moment in British 20th century history. Investigating issues of collective identity and action, Hester Barron explores the way that the lockout was experienced by Durham's miners and their families, illuminating wider debates about solidarity and fragmentation within working-class communities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The tensions of class and region; title: The testing of political and union loyalties; title: The attitudes of women; title: Religious identities; title: The influence of education; title: Memory and experience.