Working men's bodies : Work camps in Britain, 1880-1940.

Field, John.

Working men's bodies : Work camps in Britain, 1880-1940. - Oxford : Manchester University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (289 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Working men's bodies: Work camps in Britain, 1880-1940; Half Title page; Title Page; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 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. Transference and the Labour government, 1929-31; 7. Incremental growth: Instructional Centres under the National Government. 8. 'Light green uniforms, white aprons and caps': Training unemployed women9. Camps as social service and social movement; 10. 'Down with the concentration camps!': Opposition and protest; Conclusion -- Understanding work camps: Memory and context; Select bibliography; Index.

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



9781526112538


Labor supply--Great Britain.
Work camps--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Work camps--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Labor supply--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Labor supply--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Working class men--Social conditions--Great Britain--19th century.
Working class men--Social conditions--Great Britain--20th century.
Human body--Social aspects--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Human body--Social aspects--History--Great Britain--20th century.


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