Table of Contents

Contents Learning from our past: forewords by Mike Jackson and Sian James MP Introduction: A Personal Testimony 1. History Invades the Valleys 2. How It All Began: 1947-84 3. The Strike as a New Kind of Politics? March-October 1984 4. The Coalfield Under Siege: November 1984 - March 1985 5. The NUM Fights for Wales: The Birth of the Wales Congress 6. The Experience of Defeat: 1985-92 7. Resources of Hope and Pride, 1992-2015 Note on Sources About the Author Acknowledgements

Reviews

'sets the record straight - creating a solid foundation for future historians to build on' Kim Howells, Labour MP for Pontypridd 1989-2010 'deepens our understanding of the issues that emerged during the strike' Mike Jackson, founding member Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners