Aberfan: Government and Disaster by Johnes

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Book Title
Aberfan: Government and Disaster
Topic
Wales
Narrative Type
Wales
Genre
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Intended Audience
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ISBN
9781860571336
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Welsh Academic Press
ISBN-10
1860571336
ISBN-13
9781860571336
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038668293

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
240 Pages
Publication Name
Aberfan : Government and Disaster
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Subject
Europe / Great Britain / Wales, World / European, Disasters & Disaster Relief
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, History
Author
Martin Johnes, Iain Mclean
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
The full truth about AberfanThe GuardianThe research is outstandingthe investigation is substantial, balanced and authoritativethis is certainly the definitive book on the subjectMeticulous.John R. Davis, Journal of Contemporary British History Excellent...thorough and sympathetic.Headway 2000 (Aberfans Community Newspaper)Definitive...authoritative...anyone who wants to understand the process of government and its obsession with secrecy should read this book.Ron Davies, Secretary of State for Wales 1997-1998Intelligent and movingPlanet
Illustrated
Yes
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
ForewordPreface1. The Last Day before Half-term2. On Moles and the Habits of Birds: The Unpolitics of Aberfan3. Uneasy Relationships: The Aberfan Disaster, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and Local Politics4. The Management of Trauma5. Regulating and Raiding Gifts of Generosity: The Aberfan Disaster Fund6. Aberfan Then and NowBibliography
Synopsis
Aberfan - Government & Disaster is widely recognised as the definitive study of the disaster. Following meticulous research of public records - kept confidential by the UK Government's 30-year rule - the authors, in this revised second edition, explain how and why the disaster happened and why nobody was held responsible., On 21 October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults died when a mountainside coal tip collapsed, engulfing homes and part of a school in the village of Aberfan below. It is a moment that will be forever etched in the memories of many people in Wales and beyond. Aberfan - Government & Disaster is widely recognised as the definitive study of the disaster. Following meticulous research of public records--kept confidential by the UK Government's 30-year rule--the authors, in this revised second edition, explain how and why the disaster happened and why nobody was held responsible. Iain McLean and Martin Johnes reveal how the National Coal Board, civil servants, and government ministers, who should have protected the public interest, and specifically the interests of the people of Aberfan, failed to do so. The authors also consider what has been learned or ignored from Aberfan, such as the understanding of psychological trauma and the law concerning 'corporate manslaughter.' Aberfan - Government & Disaster is the revised and updated second edition of Iain McLean and Martin Johnes' acclaimed study published in 2000, which now solely focuses on Aberfan., Aberfan - Government and Disaster is widely recognised as the definitive study of the disaster and, following meticulous research of previously unavailable public records - kept confidential by the UK Government's 30-year rule - the authors explain how and why the disaster happened and why nobody was held responsible., On 21 October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults died when a mountainside coal tip collapsed, engulfing homes and part of a school in the village of Aberfan below. It is a moment that will be forever etched in the memories of many people in Wales and beyond. Aberfan - Government & Disaster is widely recognised as the definitive study of the disaster. Following meticulous research of public records - kept confidential by the UK Government's 30-year rule - the authors, in this revised second edition, explain how and why the disaster happened and why nobody was held responsible. Iain McLean and Martin Johnes reveal how the National Coal Board, civil servants, and government ministers, who should have protected the public interest, and specifically the interests of the people of Aberfan, failed to do so. The authors also consider what has been learned or ignored from Aberfan such as the understanding of psychological trauma and the law concerning 'corporate manslaughter'. Aberfan - Government & Disaster is the revised and updated second edition of Iain McLean and Martin Johnes' acclaimed study published in 2000, which now solely focuses on Aberfan.
LC Classification Number
DA745

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