Coal Country

Coal CountryThis is the first book length account of deindustrialization in the Scottish coalfields. The flooding and subsequent closure of Scotlands last deep coal mine in 2002 brought a centuries long saga to an end. Colliery closures and job losses were not just experienced in economic terms: they had profound implications for what it meant to be a worker, a Scot and a resident of an industrial settlement. Coal Country draws on archival research using records

dramatic works

and western European nations

The roots with high starch contents are processed to dried chips and extracted pure starch

providing an important new lens for understanding imperial power and colonial relations on the eve of decolonisation

and argues that these must be addressed in order to build more sustainable and inclusive oil palm supply chains and landscapes

and diseases

An insightful study of the master filmmaker's work

and the little girls loved her

Jonathan Larson’s phenomenally successful Rent (1996)

providing an entry point for the dense scholarship on the period

between hard technology (machine-centred) and soft technology (human-centred)

Spanning settings from the Paces’ lonely cottage in the Forest of Dean to the House of Commons and using sources ranging from meticulous detective reports to heartfelt admirers’ letters