Book recommendation

Submitted by Apsych on September 26, 2016

HI all, can anyone recommend any good, radical books about industrial action in the UK in the late 20th century? So miner's strike, winter of discontent etc.

potrokin

7 years 6 months ago

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Submitted by potrokin on September 27, 2016

The only stuff I can think of , personally, would be stuff written by Dave Douglas such as Pit Sense Versus The State, although thats a pamphlet not a book. I'd check out his stuff if I were you though and he's probably done atleast one book. He was a Miner himself and participated in the Miner's struggle. From what I've heard/read, he is a good source.

potrokin

7 years 6 months ago

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Submitted by potrokin on September 27, 2016

Theres also this

http://libcom.org/library/what-%E2%80%98went-wrong%E2%80%99-winter-discontent-sheila-cohen

Red Marriott

7 years 6 months ago

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Submitted by Red Marriott on September 27, 2016

When The Lights Went Out - Britain in the 70s by Andy Beckett has stuff on Winter of Discontent and other bits. Some quotes from that bk included here; http://libcom.org/history/delightful-measures-changed-reflections-1978-79-winter-discontent

Apsych

7 years 5 months ago

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Submitted by Apsych on October 13, 2016

Thanks guys. I googled the Thatcher quote in the Sheila Cohen article and found Ours to Master and to Own: Workers' Control from the Commune to the Present by Immanuel Ness. Anyone read it?

cactus9

7 years 5 months ago

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Submitted by cactus9 on October 13, 2016

This article is an interesting precis of some books about the miners strike, you might find some inspiration in there.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/05/miners-strike-books-david-edgar-rereading

Steven.

7 years 5 months ago

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Submitted by Steven. on October 13, 2016

factvalue

The whole book is here.

could someone post that to our history section?

Spikymike

7 years 5 months ago

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Submitted by Spikymike on October 14, 2016

Also this I have recommended previously:
http://libcom.org/library/so-near-so-far-selective-history-british-miners