The first full length account of the 1979 'winter of discontent'

John Shepherd is Professor of Modern British History at the University of Huddersfield

1. Winters of discontent
2. Government, unions and the collapse of the Social Contract
3. The Ford strike, 1978
4. The oil tanker drivers' dispute and the road hauliers' strike
5. Public sector strikes
6. Media coverage
7. The Conservative party and the 'winter of discontent'
8. Political aftermath
9. Winter of discontent: a view from abroad
Chronology
Bibliography
Index