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Annotation Inthe Women And Men Of 1926sue Bruley Recounts The Social History Of The Mining Communities In South Wales During The 1926 Lockout. Relying On Hitherto Unpublished Oral Testimony As Well As Other Archival Material, Bruley Investigates How Households Coped With The Lockout And Assesses The Impact That It Had On Gender Relations. Individual Chapters Consider Topics Such As School Canteens, Miners Lodges, Recreational Activities, Picketing, And Politics. Gender And Family -- Collective Eating And Public Authorities -- Having Fun, Getting By And Outside Help -- Women, Politics And Pickets -- Defeat, Aftermath And Legacy -- Last Word -- Notes -- Appendix. Biographical Notes. Sue Bruley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [185]-196) And Index.