The History of the British Coal Industry: Volume 4: 1913-1946: The Political Economy of Decline [Hardcover]

Barry Supple (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 019828294X | ISBN-13: 978-0198282945 | Publication Date: February 11, 1988

Ranging from 1914, when British coal mining was at the height of its achievement, through 1946, when it had become an ominous symbol of 20th-century Britain's inability to adapt to technological and economic change, this fourth volume demonstrates the extent to which the industry's problems were deeply rooted in its social, political, and economic history.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Spirited, splendidly researched, forcefully argued, and judicious....Supple's great achievement is that he has made the most troubled and decisive period of this history so intelligible."--Business History Review

"A considerable achievement. Supple has quarried a great mass of material about matters economic, political, and social, and he has conveyed it lucidly through a skillful blend of narrative and analysis....The best book we have about coalmining during this crucial period."--Albion

"His whole treatment of the complex relationships among owners, union, and governments is a great advance in fairness and in subtlety on any earlier work, and so is his critique of both the Sankey and Samuel Commission Reports."--Journal of Economic History

"Maintains the high quality of the previously published volumes....Recommended for undergraduate and research libraries."--Choice

About the Author

Barry Supple is a Professor of Economic History at Cambridge University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 770 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 11, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019828294X
• ISBN-13: 978-0198282945
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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