Idle hands : the experience of unemployment, 1790-1990 /
Burnett, John, 1925-2006.
Idle hands : the experience of unemployment, 1790-1990 / John Burnett. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1994. - 1 online resource (ix, 368 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-358) and index.
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.
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.
0203161963 (electronic bk.) 9780203161968 (electronic bk.) (Paper) 9786610327720 6610327726 9780415055017 0415055016
1700-1999
Unemployment--History.--Great Britain
Labor market--History.--Great Britain
Marché du travail--Histoire.--Grande-Bretagne
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
Labor market.
Social conditions
Unemployment.
Desemprego e sub-emprego.
Mercado de trabalho.
Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions sociales--18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions sociales--19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions sociales--20e siècle.
Great Britain.
Unemployment History Great Britain
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HD5765.A6 / B88 1994eb
331.13/7941
Idle hands : the experience of unemployment, 1790-1990 / John Burnett. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1994. - 1 online resource (ix, 368 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-358) and index.
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.
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.
0203161963 (electronic bk.) 9780203161968 (electronic bk.) (Paper) 9786610327720 6610327726 9780415055017 0415055016
1700-1999
Unemployment--History.--Great Britain
Labor market--History.--Great Britain
Marché du travail--Histoire.--Grande-Bretagne
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
Labor market.
Social conditions
Unemployment.
Desemprego e sub-emprego.
Mercado de trabalho.
Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions sociales--18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions sociales--19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions sociales--20e siècle.
Great Britain.
Unemployment History Great Britain
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HD5765.A6 / B88 1994eb
331.13/7941