Revival of a City Coventry in a Globalising World
In 2021 Coventry celebrates being the national City of Culture. Modern Coventry is a product of successive rounds of industrial, economic and social developments driven by regional, national and global forces. This book presents a timely opportunity to re
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Revival of a City Coventry in a Globalising World Edited by Jason Begley · Tom Donnelly David Jarvis · Paul Sissons
Palgrave Studies in Economic History
Series Editor Kent Deng London School of Economics London, UK
Palgrave Studies in Economic History is designed to illuminate and enrich our understanding of economies and economic phenomena of the past. The series covers a vast range of topics including financial history, labour history, development economics, commercialisation, urbanisation, industrialisation, modernisation, globalisation, and changes in world economic orders. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14632
Jason Begley · Tom Donnelly · David Jarvis · Paul Sissons Editors
Revival of a City Coventry in a Globalising World
Editors Jason Begley Coventry University Coventry, UK
Tom Donnelly Coventry University Coventry, UK
David Jarvis Coventry University Coventry, UK
Paul Sissons Coventry University Coventry, UK
Palgrave Studies in Economic History ISBN 978-3-030-22821-7 ISBN 978-3-030-22822-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22822-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Jason Begley, Tom Donnelly, David Jarvis and Paul Sissons 2
Coventry: A Growing City 11 Tom Donnelly
3
Coventry at War: Industrial Relations, Ownership and Production 41 Malte Busch
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Coventry in the Long Boom 1950–1970 67 Michael Haynes
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Recession and Relative Recovery 93 Clive Collis
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Affective R
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