Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Parish-Fed Bastards: A History of the Politics of the Unemployed in Britain, 1884-1939: Contributions in Labor Studies

Autor Richard Flanagan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 oct 1991 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This volume breaks tradition with previous studies of the unemployed in Britain. It offers a history highlighting the active political nature of the unemployed, rather than a depiction of them as passive victims of the system whose existence signals economic decline and social injustice. Beginning with the first appearance of the jobless as a political group in 1884, Richard Flanagan reduces large amounts of available information on their activities-- outlining the major points that define the nature of the politics of the unemployed, discussing their troubled leadership, and documenting the government's response to their efforts through the end of the National Unemployment Workers' Movement in 1939.Curious as to why much of the information about Britain's unemployed has been overlooked, Flanagan lifts the literature on the subject out of what he considers to be a largely fictionalized view by presenting a factual, historically relevant account examining the unemployed in relation to their society, past and present, and how they were able to overcome their diversity at certain times of crisis to form a single political voice and gain some control over their lives. The study reaches beyond the immediate subject, as its conclusions reflect upon the connection between unemployment and any industrialized society, the viability of certain solutions to the conflicts between classes, and most importantly, the political influence that even the most disadvantaged can exert if encouraged to take an active role in their future.
Citește tot Restrânge

Din seria Contributions in Labor Studies

Preț: 46395 lei

Preț vechi: 57279 lei
-19%

Puncte Express: 696

Preț estimativ în valută:
8889 9628$ 7623£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 10-24 mai

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313274398
ISBN-10: 0313274398
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Seria Contributions in Labor Studies

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

RICHARD FLANAGAN holds a Master of Letters from Oxford University and presently lives in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Cuprins

IntroductionA Procession of a Most Grotesque Character: The Origins of the UnemployedBlack Banners to Red Flags: The Unemployed and the Socialists, 1884-1904The Right to Work: The Unemployed and Labour, 1904-1910My Comrades Are Extremists: The Politics of the Unemployed Ex-Service Men, 1919-1920One Big Union? The National Unemployed Workers' Committee Movement, 1920-1929Are We Red? The National Unemployed Workers Movement, 1929-1939The Free Hand of the State Machine: The National Council of Social Service and the Unemployed Club Movement, 1932-1939ConclusionIndex