x, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBNs
9780715624654, 0715624652
OCLC
ocm29868479
Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-241) and index.
Introduction -- The bravest farm the king has -- Britain's other empire, 1800-1870 -- Companions of darkness, 1870-1901 -- Only a ha'penny, just a copper, 1901-1914 -- An enemy without honor, 1914-1921 -- The economic juggernaut, 1921-1939 -- Let the state own the shop, 1939-1947 -- The quiet revolution, 1947-1974 -- A requiem for coal, 1974-1993 -- Epilogue