McFadden, Yvonne
Memory, Mining and Heritage: Voices from Ayrshire Communities
- ISBN 13:
- 9781911043201
- author:
- McFadden, Yvonne
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Carn Publishing ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.5 x 2.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Social History, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Reconstructing the social and cultural history of Ayrshire's mining communities over a century is a fascinating topic. This book delves into the vibrant culture of the miners' rows, exploring how life changed with pit closures, depopulation, and modernisation. The authors draw on non-documentary evidence, including spoken oral history testimonies and visual photographic evidence, to gain insight into the daily lives of women and men in these unique communities. They examine patterns of leisure and recreation, as well as the working lives of miners, shedding light on their embodied experiences, risks, and dangers. The book also explores the impact of pit closures, the end of deep coalmining, and deindustrialization on miners and their families, as well as the open cast era. By drawing on workers' own memories and experiences, this study provides a unique perspective on these significant changes in the region's history.
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