1st Edition
The Miners: Years of Struggle A History of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain from 1910 Onwards
By Robert Page Arnot
Copyright 1953
600 Pages
by
Routledge
600 Pages
by
Routledge
600 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1953, The Miners: Years of Struggle is the official history of the British miners, which draws on original sources, moving into the stormy period when the economic bargaining of the million colliery employees with the mine owners became the concern of Parliament and people. The great strike of 1921; the stoppages of 1921 and 1926 (the latter opening with the General Strike);... Read more
Foreword Preface 1. The Passing of An Epoch 2. A Dangerous Trade 3. Strife, 1910-1911 4. The Minimum Wage Strike of 1912 5. Before the First World War 6. The Miners in Wartime 7. The Sankey Commission 8. The Sankey Report and After 9. Wages Following Prices 10. The Great Lock-out of 1921 11. The Revival of 1924-25 12. The Nine Months 13. The General Strike 14. The Great Lock-out of 1926 15. The Aftermath General Appendices Bibliography Index
Biography
R. Page Arnot
