Unemployment and the State in Britain
The Means Test and Protest in 1930s South Wales and North-East England
Published on 30. November 2013
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-7190-8680-9 (ISBN)
Description
Unemployment and the state in Britain offers an important and original contribution to understandings of the 1930s. Through a comparative case study of south Wales and the north-east of England, the book explores the impact of the highly controversial means test, the relationship between the unemployed and the government and the nature of some of the largest protests of the interwar period.
This study will appeal to students and scholars of the depression, social movements, studies of the unemployed, social policy and interwar British society. -- .
This study will appeal to students and scholars of the depression, social movements, studies of the unemployed, social policy and interwar British society. -- .
Reviews / Votes
...the author has made full use of primary sources in both regions, and she reaches significant conclusions. -- .More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white|Line drawings, black & white|Maps
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
519 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-8680-9 (9780719086809)
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Stephanie Ward
Unemployment and the State in Britain
The Means Test and Protest in 1930s South Wales and North-East England
E-Book
05/2016
1st Edition
Manchester University Press
€189.99
Available for download
Stephanie Ward
Unemployment and the State in Britain
The Means Test and Protest in 1930s South Wales and North-East England
E-Book
05/2016
1st Edition
Manchester University Press
from
€189.99
Available for download
Person
Stephanie Ward is Lecturer in Modern Welsh History at Cardiff University -- .
Content
Introduction
Part I
1. Unemployment and the depression in interwar Britain
Part II: 1931-34
2. Defiance and disobedience: local government, the unemployed and Whitehall
3. Accusations, image and experience: the effects of the means test, 1931-34
4. Taking a stand: the response of the unemployed 1931-34
Part III: 1935-41
5. The government attempts to take a stand: the establishment of the UAB and mass action
6. Towards the welfare state: class, community and the collective action, 1936-41
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Index -- .
Part I
1. Unemployment and the depression in interwar Britain
Part II: 1931-34
2. Defiance and disobedience: local government, the unemployed and Whitehall
3. Accusations, image and experience: the effects of the means test, 1931-34
4. Taking a stand: the response of the unemployed 1931-34
Part III: 1935-41
5. The government attempts to take a stand: the establishment of the UAB and mass action
6. Towards the welfare state: class, community and the collective action, 1936-41
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Index -- .