Field Working men’s bodies

Work camps in Britain, 1880–1940
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-5261-1253-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

The first in-depth study of Britain’s many work camp systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Field, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Colonising the land
2. ‘We work amongst the lowest stratum of life’: the early labour colonies
3. Labour colonies and public health
4. Alternative living in the English countryside: utopian colonies
5. ‘The landless man to the manless land’: labour colonies and the Empire
6. ‘Save our young people from a kind of dry rot’: compulsion and the Labour government, 1929–1931
7. Incremental growth: Instructional Centres under the National Government
8. ‘Light green uniforms, white apron and caps’: training unemployed women
9. Camps as social service and social movement
10. ‘Down with the Concentration Camps!’ Opposition and protest
Conclusion – Understanding work camps: memory and context
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Field John:
John Field is a Professor in the School of Education, University of Stirling, ScotlandJohn Field is a Professor in the School of Education, University of Stirling, Scotland