A. R. Griffin

Mining in the East Midlands 1550-1947 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 1971.This book is mainly about Nottinghamshire, but not exclusively so as there is a great deal of similarity between the four wages districts (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and South Derbyshire) which make up the East Midlands. For a detailed consideration of the history of mining Trade unionism in the locality, reference should be made to a previous book 'The Miners of Nottinghamshire 1914 to 1944'. The present volume contains an abbreviated account only.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135781781
• Artikelnr.: 42726169

Autorenporträt

A.R. Griffin Special Lecturer in Industrial History and Industrial Relations in the University of Nottingham

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: getting the coal - mining systems and roof support
draining the workings
ventilation and illumination
getting the coal to bank
underground haulage
conclusion; the coal owners - landowners and entrepreneurs
management
conclusion; the miners - tommy shops
beer and bonds
discipline
religion
recreation and entertainment
appendices; transport and marketing - roads
canals and railways
monopoly and competition; the emergence of a county miner's union - the first union in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire coalfield (1844)
the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Miners' Association (1863)
conclusion. Part 2: the exploitation of the concealed coalfield 1850-1900 - transport and marketing
capital and enterprise
labour
conclusion
appendices; the Nottinghamshire Miners' Association - formation and consolidation - 1881-1892 - the constitution of the association
disputes
organization and leadership
conclusion; the 1893 lockout and its consequences - the lockout
the federated area conciliation board
the Leen valley
conclusion; the development of the Mansfield area 1890-1926 - capital and profits
labour
housing and welfare
wartime controls
after the war; the Nottinghamshire Miners' Association - its period of maturity and growth 1893-1920 - the movement of wage rates
organization and leadership
local disputes
eight-hour day and minimum wage agitations
political developments
break-up of the federated area
conclusion
appendices. Part 3: the uneasy peace 1919-1924 - the Sankey reports
the Datum Line strike
the 1921 lockout
the miners' Indian summer
conclusion; the 1926 lockout -causes and consequences - preliminary skirmishes
the Samuel Commission
the general strike
the course of the lockout
the breakaway
conclusion
appendix; the Nottinghamshire coalfield stagnates 1927-1939 - output restriction
capital and enterprise
labour
conclusion
appendix; the Second World War and after
1939-1947 - production in wartime
labour in wartime
wages and profits in wartime
the nationalization issue
appendices; Spencerism - the origins of Spencerism
the development of the Spencer union
the end of the Spencer union
a new dispensation
conclusion.