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Idle hands : the experience of unemployment, 1790-1990 /

Focuses on the experiences of working people in becoming unemployed, coping with unemployment and searching for work, and their reactions and responses to their problems.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burnett, John, 1925-2006
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter INTRODUCTION
  • chapter 1 UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, 1790-1834
  • chapter 2 A DYING TRADE: THE CASE OF THE HANDLOOM WEAVERS, 1790-1850
  • chapter 3 UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG SKILLED WORKERS, 1815-70
  • chapter 4 UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE LAND, 1834-1914
  • chapter 5 THE 'DISCOVERY' OF UNEMPLOYMENT, 1870-1914
  • chapter 6 'THE WORST OF TIMES?' UNEMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE WARS
  • chapter 7 BACK TO UNEMPLOYMENT, 1970-90
  • chapter CONCLUSION.