Idle Hands

The Experience of Unemployment, 1790-1990

Nonfiction, History
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Author: Proffessor John Burnett, John Burnett ISBN: 9781134937059
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 11, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Proffessor John Burnett, John Burnett
ISBN: 9781134937059
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 11, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Idle Hands is the first major social history of unemployment in Britain covering the last 200 years. It 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. Direct evidence of the impact of unemployment drawn from extensive personal biographies complements economic and statistical analysis.

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Idle Hands is the first major social history of unemployment in Britain covering the last 200 years. It 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. Direct evidence of the impact of unemployment drawn from extensive personal biographies complements economic and statistical analysis.

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