"The notorious Soviet Gulag gets a radical reinterpretation in this remarkable work of cutting-edge history. By examining the history of Vorkuta, an Arctic coal-mining outpost established in the 1930s as a prison camp complex, Alan Barenberg's insightful study tests the idea tha…
Williamson uses his own interviews with the bereaved and those involved in the rescue attempt to present an accessible account of the Gresford colliery disaster of 1934, in which 256 men lost their lives, and the important issues the disaster raised.
Williamson uses his own interviews with the bereaved and those involved in the rescue attempt to present an accessible account of the Gresford colliery disaster of 1934, in which 256 men lost their lives, and the important issues the disaster raised.
Traces the history of the United Mine Workers, the first major industry-wide union, emphasizing its struggles to organize, win improved conditions for its members, and rid itself of internal corruption
Into the fight -- As hatred mounted -- Evolution and revolution -- "Take your hats off to 'Mother' Jones!"--"Organize us!" -- "The guards have got to go!" -- A "peace proclamation" -- Walking the creek -- A state of war -- Mountainsides to meeting rooms -- "That scab labor" -- A…
Savage and Ayers offer a narrative history of the strike that weaves together threads about organizer Mother Jones, The United Mine Workers union, politicians, coal companies, and Baldwin-Felts detective agency guards with the experiences of everyday men and women.
"Questions of class and gender in Appalachia have, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election and the runaway success of Hillbilly Elegy, moved to the forefront of national conversations about politics and culture. From Todd Snyder, a first generation college student turned c…
"Questions of class and gender in Appalachia have, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election and the runaway success of Hillbilly Elegy, moved to the forefront of national conversations about politics and culture. From Todd Snyder, a first generation college student turned c…
Foreword / Stefan Berger and Peter Alexander -- Mining history : sub-fields and agendas / Stefan Berger -- Archaeology of mining in the pre-industrial age : the recognition and interpretation of ancient mines / Simon Timberlake -- Engineering changes : the cause and consequence …
This book draws together international contributors to analyse a wide range of aspects of mining history across the globe including mining archaeology, technologies of mining, migration and mining, the everyday life of the miner, the state and mining, industrial relations in min…
This book draws together international contributors to analyse a wide range of aspects of mining history across the globe including mining archaeology, technologies of mining, migration and mining, the everyday life of the miner, the state and mining, industrial relations in min…
