The Politics of Identity and Civil Society in Britain and Germany Miners in the Ruhr and South Wales 1890-1926 |
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| Author:
| James, Leighton S. |
| Series title: | Critical Labour Movement Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-7497-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $183.99 |
Book Description:
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This study compares the making and remaking of the political identities of the miners' movements in Britain and Germany. Taking the South Wales and Ruhr coalfields as case studies, it focuses on the discourse of the trade unions and political parties in the two regions to reveal how they constructed organisational identities between 1890 and 1926. -- .
This study compares the making and remaking of the political identities of the miners' movements in Britain and Germany. Taking the South Wales and Ruhr coalfields as case studies, it focuses on the discourse of the trade unions and political parties in the two regions to reveal how they constructed organisational identities between 1890 and 1926. -- .