John Shepherd 
Crisis? What crisis? [EPUB ebook] 
The Callaghan government and the British ‘winter of discontent’

Ondersteuning

Over thirty years later, the ‘winter of discontent’ of 1978–79 still resonates in British politics. On 22 January 1979, 1.5 million workers were on strike. Industrial unrest swept Britain in an Arctic winter. Militant shop stewards blocked medical supplies to hospitals; mountains of rubbish remained uncollected; striking road hauliers threatened to bring the country to a standstill; even the dead were left unburied. Within weeks, the beleaguered Callaghan Labour government fell from power. In the 1979 general election, Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister, beginning eighteen years of unbroken Conservative rule.
Based on a wide range of newly available historical sources and key interviews, this full-length account breaks new ground, analysing the origins, character and impact of a turbulent period of industrial unrest. This important study will appeal to all those interested in contemporary history and British politics.

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Inhoudsopgave

1. Winters of discontent
2. Government, unions and the collapse of the Social Contract
3. The Ford strike, 1978
4. The oil tanker drivers’ dispute and the road hauliers’ strike
5. Public sector strikes
6. Media coverage
7. The Conservative party and the ‘winter of discontent’
8. Political aftermath
9. Winter of discontent: a view from abroad
Chronology
Bibliography
Index

Over de auteur

John Shepherd is Professor of Modern British History at the University of Huddersfield

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Taal Engels ● Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 240 ● ISBN 9781526110800 ● Bestandsgrootte 2.3 MB ● Uitgeverij Manchester University Press ● Stad Manchester ● Land GB ● Gepubliceerd 2016 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5369913 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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