Changing Work and Community Identities in European Regions: Perspectives on the Past and Present (Identity Studies in the Social Sciences)

This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the way to a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities. What happens when you take people who come from an industrial background stretching back generations, and remove or radically change the industrial landscape? This book examines the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through these transitions in coal-mining and manufacturing centres located in Turkey, Poland, the UK, Germany, France and Spain. What have been the major changes? What, if anything, remains of the collective cohesion that was formerly structured by the world of huge industrial enterprises? What has happened to the built fabric and spaces once dominated by full employment and confident manual workforces? What transition experiences are held in common between these different countries of a broader Europe? The studies in this book by leading authorities on identity, urbanisation and social change open the way to a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of the continuing importance of work in shaping new identities Machine generated contents note: List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Approaching Regional and Identity Change in Europe; J.Kirk, S.Contrepois & S.Jefferys Industrial, Urban and Worker Identity Transitions in Nuremberg; L.Meier & M.Promberger Industrial Decline, Economic Regeneration and Identities in the Paris Region; S.Contrepois A Tale of Two Spanish Cities: Elda and Alcoy at the Crossroads; M.Arnal, C.Castro, A.Lahera-Sánchez, J.Revilla & F.Tovar De-Industrialisation in Upper Silesia; K.Wódz, K.Lecki, J.Klimczak-Ziólek & M.Witkowski The Zonguldak Coalfield and the Past and Future of Turkish Coal-Mining Communities; H.Sengül & E.Aytekin Representing Identity and Work in Transition: The Case of South Yorkshire Coal-Mining Communities in Britain; J.Kirk, S.Jefferys & C.Wall A Skyline of European Identities; S.Contrepois, S.Jefferys &J.Kirk Bibliography Index. cover 1 Contents 8 List of Tables 10 List of Figures 11 Acknowledgements 13 Notes on Contributors 14 Approaching Regional and Identity Change in Europe 18 Industrial, Urban and Worker Identity Transitions in Nuremberg 40 Industrial Decline, Economic Regeneration and Identities in the Paris Region 74 Two Spanish Cities at the Crossroads: Changing Identities in Elda and Alcoy 108 Post-communist Transitions: Mapping the Landscapes of Upper Silesia 141 Zonguldak Coalfield and the Past and Future of Turkish Coal-mining Communities 171 Representing Identity and Work in Transition: The Case of South Yorkshire Coal-mining Communities in the UK 201 A Skyline of European Identities 234 Author Index 249 Subject Index 253 9780230249547 Palgrave Macmillan (UK) "This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the wayto a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities"-- Provided by publisher

This book juxtaposes the experiences of regions that have lived or are living through industrial transition in coal-mining and manufacturing centres throughout Europe, opening the wayto a deeper understanding of the intensity of change and of how work helps shape new identities.