Unemployment, Welfare, and Masculine Citizenship: So Much Honest Poverty in Britain, 1870-1930

by Marjorie Levine-Clark

This book examines how, from the late nineteenth century through the 1920s, British policymakers, welfare providers, and working-class men struggled to accommodate men's dependence on the state within understandings of masculine citizenship.

323 pages, Hardcover

First published January 7, 2015

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[C. B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Levine-Clark masterfully demonstrates the prominence of the interwoven ideals of masculinity and citizenship within the operation of unemployment welfare.