Coal country : the meaning and memory of deindustrialization in postwar Scotland / Ewan Gibbs.
Coal country : the meaning and memory of deindustrialization in postwar Scotland / Ewan Gibbs.
Coal country : the meaning and memory of deindustrialization in postwar Scotland / Ewan Gibbs.
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Publisher
London : University of London Press, School of Advanced Study, Institute of Historical Research, [2021]
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G 2021/1980
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 306 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : Those who walked in the darkest valleys -- 1. 'Buried treasure' : Industrial development in the Scottish coalfields, c. 1940s-80s -- 2. Moral economy : Custom and social obligation during colliery closures -- 3. Communities : 'It was pretty good' i...
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Publisher
London : University of London Press, School of Advanced Study, Institute of Historical Research, [2021]
Edition
Hardback edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"The flooding and subsequent closure of Scotland's last deep coal mine in 2002 was a milestone in the nation's deindustrialization. Villages and towns across the densely populated Central Belt owe their existence to coal mining's expansion during the nineteenth century and its maturation in the twentieth. Colliery closures and job losses were not j...
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Coal country : the meaning and memory of deindustrialization in postwar Scotland / Ewan Gibbs.
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New historical perspectives
Open access version available.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ebook version : 9781912702565
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©2021
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Call Numbers
G 2021/1980
Record Identifier
74VKaaeOxW6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaaeOxW6y
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ISBN
1912702541
9781912702541
DDC
338.272409411
MMS ID
991024424917202626
