Parish-Fed Bastards

A History of the Politics of the Unemployed in Britain, 1884-1939

By:

Richard Flanagan

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Hardback

Series:

Contributions in Labor Studies

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This work offers a study highlighting the active political nature of the unemployed rather than one of passive victims of the system whose existence signals economic decline and social injustice. Starting in 1884, the efforts of the unemployed to unite together are traced up to the formation of the National Unemployment Workers' Movement in 1939. The author aims to lift the literature on the history of the unemployed out of what he considers a largely fictionalized view and into a historically relevant account. He examines how the unemployed related to their society and how they were able to overcome their diversity at times of crisis to form a single political voice and gain some control over their lives. The study draws conclusions about the relationship between unemployment and any industrialized society, about the viability of certain solutions to the conflicts between classes and, most importantly, about the political influence that even the most disadvantaged can exert if encouraged to take an active role in their future.

Author Biography:

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

Release date NZ

October 16th, 1991

Author

Richard Flanagan

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Interest Age

From 7 to 17 years

Pages

304

Series

Contributions in Labor Studies

Dimensions

152x229x20

ISBN-13

9780313274398

Product ID

4729100

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