Ray Hudson

Huw Beynon

The rise and fall of Britain's most important industry No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday - and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed. Coal was central to the British economy, powering its factories and railways. It carried political weight, too. In the eighties the miners risked everything in a year-long strike against Thatcher's shutdowns. Defeat foretold the death of their industry. Tens of thousands were cast onto the labour market with a minimum amount of advice and support. Yet British politics all of a sudden revolves around the coalfield constituencies that lent their votes to Boris Johnson's Conservatives in 2019. Even in the Welsh Valleys, where the 'red wall' still stands, support for the Labour Party has halved in a generation. Huw Beynon and Ray Hudson draw on decades of research to chronicle these momentous changes through the words of the people who lived through them.

Coal and the End of Industrial Britain

The Shadow of the Mine

University of Manchester. International Centre for Labour Studies

Manchester, Salford and Trafford 1945-1992

The Remaking of Economy and Society

Stephen Quilley

Mark Harvey

This study of contemporary capitalism focuses on the tomato. Social, economic, historical and biological aspects of tomato production and consumption are explored in order to reveal major social and economic changes during the 20th century.

Transformations of Nature, Society and Economy

Exploring the Tomato

No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday – and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed. Coal was central to the British economy, powering its factories and railways. It carried political weight, too. In the eighties the miners risked everything in a year-long strike against Thatcher’s shutdowns. Defeat foretold the death of their industry. Tens of thousands were cast onto the labour market with a minimum amount of advice and support. Yet British politics all of a sudden revolves around the coalfield constituencies that lent their votes to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in 2019. Even in the Welsh Valleys, where the ‘red wall’ still stands, support for the Labour Party has halved in a generation. Huw Beynon and Ray Hudson draw on decades of research to chronicle these momentous changes through the words of the people who lived through them.

Working for Ford

"When Tom Abercrombie was presented with his 100th cap ahead of the FIBA World Cup in 2019, he joined an exclusive club. He became the 11th player to reach a century of tests for the Tall Blacks. Standing at his side was Pero Cameron, the first man to achieve the feat. These players, and the nine between them, have shaped the game in the modern era, cementing New Zealand as a respected force across the basketball-playing world. Hailing from all over Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond, they've sacrificed blood, sweat and tears - not always their own - for the black jersey. Each of their journeys has taken a different path, yet they all intertwine in the fabric of New Zealand basketball. From hiding in the back of Mum's car, bleeding out on court, or living in a janitor's closet, to squaring up to Yao Ming, dunking on NBA superstars, and falling agonisingly short of the World Championship final, these are the stories of our Tall Blacks Test Centurions." - Back cover.

Huw Beynon

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