The Scottish Miners, 1874-1939

Alan Campbell

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Throughout the 19th century, explains Campbell (history, U. of Liverpool), the coal miners enjoyed a high degree of autonomy underground, but their work situation was transformed in the 20th when Scotland became the most intensively mechanized of the British coalfields. Grievances followed, and then strikes at a rate up to 10 and 15 times higher th