{"product_id":"pitmen-preachers-and-politics-paperback-9780521297523","title":"Pitmen Preachers and Politics (Paperback) 9780521297523","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePitmen Preachers and Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of four Durham mining villages in the period 1870 to 1926 which examines the effects of Methodism on the political life of the villages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Moore (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521297523, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 27 September 1979\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA study of four Durham mining villages in the period 1870 to 1926 which examines the effects of Methodism on the political life of the villages during an especially important phase of trade union and political history. Professor Moore's research is both vivid and scholarly. He lived in the community, he can report first-hand on the villagers he talked with, and at the same time he produces an ambitious contribution to the social sciences.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Historical background\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Deerness Valley\u003cbr\u003e 3. The social and economic basis of paternalism: the colliery-owners in the Deerness Valley\u003cbr\u003e 4. Village Methodism – I\u003cbr\u003e 5. Village Methodism – II: the structure of the Methodist societies in the Deerness Valley\u003cbr\u003e 6. The respectable Methodists and the old Liberalism\u003cbr\u003e 7. The radicals and the Labour Movement, 1900–1926\u003cbr\u003e 8. Methodists in action: three political case studies\u003cbr\u003e 9. 1970 – a postscript\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909210431768,"sku":"9780521297523","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521297523i_c69cdfa2-4389-43f3-8cdf-1231b36cae8a.jpg?v=1691374902","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pitmen-preachers-and-politics-paperback-9780521297523","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}