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View article: “Be a Miner”: Constructions and Contestations of Masculinity in the British Coalfields, 1975–1983
“Be a Miner”: Constructions and Contestations of Masculinity in the British Coalfields, 1975–1983 Open
In 1975, the National Coal Board (NCB) produced a short film, “People Will Always Need Coal”, to encourage recruitment into mining. It was extraordinarily attention-grabbing, presenting miners as cosmopolitan playboys. It defined the indus…
View article: ‘The Grocer Carried Me for Three Months’: Retail Support for Workers Involved in Extended Industrial Disputes
‘The Grocer Carried Me for Three Months’: Retail Support for Workers Involved in Extended Industrial Disputes Open
This chapter uses two case studies to explore community support from retailers during protracted industrial disputes: the 1984/1985 British Miners' Strike and the 1951 New Zealand Waterfront Lockout. Across separate but connected societies…
View article: Fighting for the soul of coal: Colliery closures and the moral economy of nationalization in Britain, 1947–1994
Fighting for the soul of coal: Colliery closures and the moral economy of nationalization in Britain, 1947–1994 Open
In this article, we explore the impact of colliery closure programs across the nationalized British coal industry. We chart the regional disparities in these and the mobilization of community opposition to national protests, leading to the…
View article: Revisiting the history of the British coal industry: the politics of legacy, memory and heritage
Revisiting the history of the British coal industry: the politics of legacy, memory and heritage Open
This paper revisits the history of the British coal industry in the context of deindustrialisation, ruptures in electoral politics, and attempts by former miners to preserve a mining past. Methodologically it draws on an oral history proje…
View article: ‘This is<i>Not Charity</i>’: the Masculine Work of Strike Relief
‘This is<i>Not Charity</i>’: the Masculine Work of Strike Relief Open
On March 14 1951, the relief committee of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Waterside Workers’ union voted to exclude women from the union’s relief depot. This article examines the decisions of the Auckland relief committee during a l…