03003nam 2200637 a 450 991045066610332120200520144314.01-281-09930-997866110993050-7546-8652-3(CKB)1000000000414269(EBL)438871(OCoLC)648340214(SSID)ssj0000227565(PQKBManifestationID)11186475(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000227565(PQKBWorkID)10269847(PQKB)10698212(MiAaPQ)EBC438871(PPN)190666463(Au-PeEL)EBL438871(CaPaEBR)ebr10211312(CaONFJC)MIL109930(EXLCZ)99100000000041426920060912d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPrisoners of want[electronic resource] the experience and protest of the unemployed in France, 1921-45 /Matt PerryAldershot, England ;Burlington, VT Ashgatec20071 online resource (311 p.)Studies in labour historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-7546-5607-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-284) and index.The experience of unemployment in France between the wars -- Movements of the unemployed in the 1920s -- The Parisian unemployed movement, 1930-33 -- Early regional unemployed movements, 1931-33 -- The Lille to Paris hunger march -- After the hunger march : the rising militancy of the unemployed in 1934 -- The coming of the Popular Front and the unemployed movements -- The Popular Front government and the unemployed -- Unemployment and the war years, 1940-45.Prisoners of Want examines the experience of the unemployed and their protests in France in the turbulent interwar years. It considers the peculiarities of the French experience of mass unemployment and explores the relationship between these movements and the authorities, both government policy-makers and those concerned with public order. The book fills a gap in our knowledge of the French Communist Party, the Resistance, and the French welfare state. As such it will be essential reading for anyone interested in modern French history.Studies in labour history (Ashgate (Firm))UnemployedFranceHistory20th centuryManpower policyFranceHistory20th centuryLabor movementFranceHistory20th centuryElectronic books.UnemployedHistoryManpower policyHistoryLabor movementHistory331.13/7094409043Perry Matt1967-524158MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450666103321Prisoners of want2147733UNINA