Working men's bodies : work camps in Britain, 1880-1940 / John Field.
- Field, John, 1949-
- Date:
- 2013
- Books
About this work
Description
Britain's work camp systems have never before been studied in depth. Highly readable, and based on thorough archival research and the reminiscences of those involved, this fascinating book addresses the relations between work, masculinity, training, and citizen service. The book is a comprehensive study, from the labour colonies of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain to the government instructional centres of the 1930s.
Publication/Creation
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013.
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
Physical description
xii, 276 pages ; 23 cm
Contributors
Contents
Colonising the land -- "We work among the lowest stratum of life" -- Labour colonies and public health -- Alternative living in the English countryside -- "The landless man to the manless land" -- Transference and the labour government, 1929-31 -- Incremental growth -- "Light green uniforms, white aprons and caps" -- Camps as social service and social movement -- "Down with the concentration camps!" -- Conclusion.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-270) and index.
Languages
Subjects
- Work campsGreat BritainHistory19th century
- Work campsGreat BritainHistory20th century
- Labor supplyGreat BritainHistory19th century
- Labor supplyGreat BritainHistory20th century
- Working class menGreat BritainSocial conditions19th century
- Working class menGreat BritainSocial conditions20th century
- Human bodySocial aspectsGreat BritainHistory19th century
- Human bodySocial aspectsGreat BritainHistory20th century
- Human Body
- Social Classhistory
- Men
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineTW.41.AA8-9Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 0719087686
- 9780719087684