LEADER 02873oam 2200649I 450 001 9910780095803321 005 20230207222900.0 010 $a1-902837-29-0 010 $a1-134-93706-7 010 $a1-280-32772-3 010 $a0-203-16196-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203161968 035 $a(CKB)111056485512020 035 $a(EBL)179927 035 $a(OCoLC)277703764 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000176200 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11171253 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000176200 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10204870 035 $a(PQKB)11411109 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC179927 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL179927 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10058340 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL32772 035 $a(OCoLC)51328465 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485512020 100 $a20180331d1994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIdle hands $ethe experience of unemployment, 1790-1990 /$fJohn Burnett 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1994. 215 $a1 online resource (379 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-43243-1 311 $a0-415-05501-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 353.358) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, 1790 1834; A DYING TRADE: THE CASE OF THE HANDLOOM WEAVERS, 1790 1850; UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG SKILLED WORKERS, 1815 70; UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE LAND, 1834 1914; THE 'DISCOVERY' OF UNEMPLOYMENT, 1870 1914; 'THE WORST OF TIMES?' UNEMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE WARS; BACK TO UNEMPLOYMENT, 1970 90; CONCLUSION; References; Bibliography: autobiographies, diaries and memoirs (including collections); Index 330 $aIdle 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. 606 $aUnemployment$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aLabor market$zGreat Britain$xHistory 607 $aGreat Britain$xSocial conditions$y18th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xSocial conditions$y19th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xSocial conditions$y20th century 615 0$aUnemployment$xHistory. 615 0$aLabor market$xHistory. 676 $a331.13/7941 700 $aBurnett$b John$f1925-2006.,$0123537 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780095803321 996 $aIdle hands$9633806 997 $aUNINA