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Shale Voices by Alistair Findlay
Shale Voices by Alistair Findlay
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Shale Voices

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From local legend, newspaper reports and family history, Alistair Findlay has pieced together a comprehensive documentary of Scotland's shale mining industry; of the people, communities and generations of families involved, and the cultural and political impact of the industry. Enlivened throughout with numerous photographs, drawings, poetry and short stories, this incredible history of human courage, endurance and endeavour will appeal to any reader with an interest in Scotland's social and cultural history.

Author Biography:

One of five sons of a shale miner, Alistair Findlay was born in Winchburgh, West Lothian, in 1949. A former local journalist and then editor of the West Lothian Courier, he has a BA (Hons) in Literature and Social History (Open University), an MA in Applied Social Studies (Bradford University), a Certificate (with distinction) in Scottish Cultural Studies (Edinburgh University), and an M Phil (with distinction) in Modern Poetry (Stirling University). He now lives in Bathgate and works as a Senior Social Worker for West Lothian Council. He has just been awarded a SAC Writer's Bursary in order to complete a third collection of poetry and to edit an anthology of the poetry of Scottish Marxism.
Release date Australia
March 1st, 2010
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
288
Dimensions
158x235x14
ISBN-13
9781906307110
Product ID
2428976

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