Strikes in Post-War Britain : A Study of Stoppages of Work Due to Industrial Disputes, 1946–73 (Hardcover)

1. Objectives and sources? 2. The post-war peace, 1946?52? 3. The return of the strike, 1953?9? 4. The shop-floor movement, 1960?8? 5. The formal challenge, 1969?73? 6. An overview, 1946 ?73? 7. Strikes and the economic environment? 8. Coal mining ? the traditional battleground? 9. Docks ? another traditional background? 10. Motor vehicles ? an odd case? 11. Strikes and the state ? the challenging role of government? 12. Conclusions and explanations? Appendix 1 Details of the classification of variables in the major strike series? Appendix 2 Political stoppages, 1969?73