Strikes and Solidarity Coalfield Conflict in Britain, 1889}}}1966 [Paperback]

A multi disciplinary study of British coalminers strike activity, first published in 1998.In this book, Roy Church and Quentin Outram investigate the history of strike activity in the British coal mining industry, a byword for industrial militancy since the late nineteenth century. Strikes and solidarity takes a multi-disciplinary approach which blends quantitative and qualitative research methods to form a new explanation for the pattern of strike activity in the industry. It will be of interest to economic and social historians sociologists and industrial relations specialists.In this book, Roy Church and Quentin Outram investigate the history of strike activity in the British coal mining industry, a byword for industrial militancy since the late nineteenth century. Strikes and solidarity takes a multi-disciplinary approach which blends quantitative and qualitative research methods to form a new explanation for the pattern of strike activity in the industry. It will be of interest to economic and social historians sociologists and industrial relations specialists.In this book, Roy Church and Quentin Outram investigate the history of strike activity in the British coal mining industry, a byword for industrial militancy since the late nineteenth century. Strikes and Solidarity takes a multidisciplinary approach that blends quantitative and qualitative research methods to form a new explanation for the pattern of strike activity in the industry. It will be of interest to economic and social historians, sociologists and industrial relations specialists.List of figures and tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Interpreting coalfield conflict: focus and formulations; 2. Tradition and modernity: the mining industry 18891940; 3. Employers and workers: organizations and strategies; 4. Employers and workers: ideologies, attitudes and political orientations; 5. Configurations of strike activity; 6. Strike participation and solidarity before 1912; 7. Strikes, organizatilƒ/