Description: The miners' lockout of 1926 was a pivotal moment in British twentieth-century history. Investigating issues of collective identity and action, Hester Barron explores the way that the lockout was experienced by Durham's miners and their families, illuminating wider debates about solidarity and fragmentation within working-class communities.
Review Quotes: "The 1926 Miners Lockout is a rewarding example of classic social history....In an age in which historians are urged to invest in global history, The 1926 Miners Lockout vindicates the particularity and power of place, the specificity of experience, and the potency of micronarratives that relate to wider concerns. Despite prognostications of decline, this book suggests that social history still has a kick in it."--The Journal of Modern History
"Excellent."--American Historical Review"An insightful, fascinating study that deserves a wide readership."--Journal of British Studies