Table of Contents

Introduction: 'an historical mission to lead in class struggles' 1:The Politics of the South Wales Miners 2: Closures: 1964-1970 3: Struggle: 1970-1974 4: Interlude: 1974-1979 5: Confrontation: 1979-1983 6: The Strike: 1984-1985 Conclusion

About the Author

Ben Curtis is a Research Associate at the Department of History and Welsh History at Aberystwyth University and a part-time History Tutor at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, Cardiff University.

Reviews

This is a welcome and significant contribution to our understanding of the radical and benign politics of the south Wales miners in the post-1945 period. Implicitly, it raises questions about the wider legacy of the miners union in shaping the devolved Wales of the twenty-first century. --Hywel Francis, Member of Parliament for Aberavon and founder, South Wales Miners Library"