Collieries, communities and the miners' strike in Scotland, 1984–85 PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Pragmatism

Collieries, communities and the miners' strike in Scotland, 1984–85 PHILOSOPHY / Movements / PragmatismThis book analyses the 1984 5 miners strike by focusing on its vital Scottish dimensions, especially the role of workplace politics and community mobilisation.

the book tackles concepts as monumental as the keys to happiness

Focusing mainly on the last two decades of the nineteenth century

both within and beyond the classroom

that its full clinical potential at present is certainly far from being realized

the introduction

overlapping life cycles that early modern individuals experienced

and look at some of the different definitions of 'theory' offered by theatre-makers and critics including Caryl Churchill

democracy and climate change are discussed and there is a focus on important current issues such as the strategic triangle of Russia

it asks how cultural frameworks inform patterns of settlement

This approach provides new insights into concepts of interiority and performance as well as a new understanding of the soliloquy in both poetry and drama

The new essays in this volume

the book focuses on the many highly creative uses of cinematic form