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"The 1984–5 Miners’ Strike was one of the most important political events in British history. It was a bitter dispute that polarised public opinion, divided nation and families alike, and the results in terms of the destruction of centuries of industrial and cultural tradition are still keenly felt. The social and political consequences of this dispute, which have resonated for the past quarter century, have been subject to detailed analysis and reflection. The consequences for the arts and popular culture are less clearly mapped. This book attempts to begin to redress this imbalance and signal the importance of popular cultural activity both during and after the strike. The essays that appear in this book represent diverse and multidisciplinary responses to the questions raised by the strike and its relationships to a broad range of cultural forms which include literature, film, photography, music, theatre, television drama and documentary, painting, public art and heritage interventions. These responses are organised around four themes that map the interrelatedness between cultural representation, cultural intervention and historical memory. The first deals with the idea of mining culture and pre-strike representations in popular sentiment, film and literature. The second examines the role cultural forms played directly in the context of the strike, as a means of political commentary, activism and fund raising. The third looks at subsequent cultural renderings or reconstructions of the strike and the final section looks at the current process of memorialisation and commemoration. The book draws together a range of voices from academia, heritage, cultural and mining backgrounds, and offers both a historical perspective on the range of cultural activities in the course of the dispute and subsequent readings and re-readings. It aims both to provide a record of cultural intervention and stimulate new dialogues and perspectives."--

Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985 --- Popular culture --- Social aspects --- Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985.

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Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985 --- Mass media and business --- Strikes and lockouts --- Miners --- Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985.

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Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985. --- Political culture --- RELATIONS DE TRAVAIL --- CHARBONNAGES --- GRANDE-BRETAGNE --- GRANDE BRETAGNE

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Coal miners --- Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985. --- Social conditions --- Great Britain --- Politics and government

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40 years ago, Arthur Scargill led the National Union of Mineworkers on one of the largest strikes in British history. A deep sense of pride existed within Britain's mining communities who thought of themselves as the backbone of the nation's economy. But they were vilified by Margaret Thatcher's government and eventually broken: deprived of their jobs, their livelihoods, and in some cases, their lives. In this history, Robert Gildea interviews those miners and their families who fought to defend themselves. Exploring mining communities from South Wales to the Midlands, Yorkshire, County Durham, and Fife, Gildea shows how the miners and their families organised to protect themselves, and how a network of activists mobilised to support them.

Coal Strike, Great Britain, 1984-1985 --- Miners --- Grève du charbon, Grande-Bretagne, 1984-1985 --- Mineurs