In his analysis of the miners' strike in South Wales, Rees stresses the role played by labour institutions within a context of regional restructuring, but neglects the importance of popular interpretations of the strike. These interpretations revealed that the coalfields are characterised by differing political cultures which can only be explained historically.
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