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Unemployment and the state in Britain : the means test and protest in 1930's south Wales and north-east England / Stephanie Ward.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, Stephanie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Unemployment--England, North East--History--20th century.
- Unemployment.
- Unemployment--Wales, South--History--20th century.
- Means tests--Social aspects--England, North East--History--20th century.
- Means tests.
- Means tests--Wales, South--History--20th century.
- Unemployed--England, North East--Social conditions--20th century.
- Unemployed.
- Unemployed--Wales, South--Social conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- An important and original contribution to understandings of the 1930's. 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.
- Contents:
- Unemployment and the state in Britain: The means test and protest in 1930s south Wales and north-east England
- Half Title Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I: Overview
- 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 collective action, 1936-41
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 25, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 9781526112323
- 1526112329
- 9781781705995
- 1781705992
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