10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNGER MARCHES»
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hunger marches in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hunger marches and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hunger: A Modern History
Whereas the hunger marches of the NUWM had been represented as
revolutionary threats to the rule of law and the British con- stitution, the march
from Jarrow was widely seen as a valid protest against unemployment because it
was ...
2
Economic and Political Change in Asia and Europe: Social ...
There were 19 hunger marches in France and 28 in Britain (nine were national
hunger marches). Whereas in France the regional hunger march was the norm,
in Britain, regional hunger marches principally resulted from a shift in tactics in ...
Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Frédéric Royall, 2012
3
Prisoners of Want: The Experience and Protest of the ...
This relationship reveals a relative amnesia in the French working-class
movement about the French hunger marches, unemployed demonstrations and
riots. That history might be a blessing or a curse. The memory of the Jarrow
Crusade and ...
4
The Communist Party of the United States: From the ...
Aside from the national demonstration, the Unemployed Councils organized
twelve state and scores of city hunger marches to pressure local authorities into
providing relief. In early December 1932, 3,000 delegates participated in a
second ...
Fraser M. Ottanelli, 1991
5
The
Hunger Winter: Occupied Holland, 1944-1945
The writer Bert Voeten saw one of these hunger marches on 28 February. 'About
eighty women walked from the Waterlooplein to the Town Hall,' he recorded. '
They shouted only: "We are hungry, we want food for our children, hunger,
hunger.
Henri A. Van Der Zee, 1998
6
Nonviolent Action: A Research Guide
Brighton: Crabtree Press, 1975.(On money fromthe Soviet Union and the dispute
over acceptingit. Bibliography.) Protests and Hunger Marches by the
Unemployed Mass marches by people protesting the effects of economic
hardship began in ...
Ronald M. McCarthy, Gene Sharp, Brad Bennett, 2013
7
A History of the Peoples of the British Isles
The NUWM staged many demonstrations and hunger marches, but it was never
able to organize more than 10 percent of the unemployed, partly because of the
apathy and fatalism of the workers and partly because the NUWM was seen as ...
8
The Politics of Unemployment in Europe: Policy Responses and ...
Further National Hunger Marches took place in 1934 (with unemployment at 17.7
per cent) and in 1936 (14.3 per cent); the latter was, in fact, the largest of the
interwar period. The introduction of the Unemployment Insurance Act in June
1934 ...
Professor Marco Giugni, 2012
9
The Slump: Britain in the Great Depression
The hunger marches of 1932, 1934 and 1936 each involved only 1,000–2,000
participants. Although quite large rallies were mounted in London on several
occasions, the numbers involved fell far short of those claimed by the organisers.
John Stevenson, Chris Cook, 2013
10
Civil Society And Gender Justice: Historical and Comparative ...
Unlike the hunger marches, the Jarrow Crusade received enormous publicity—
far more publicity than was given to previous hunger marches sponsored by the
National Unemployed Workers' Movement. In fact, its organizers, headed by
Ellen ...
Karen Hagemann, Sonya Michel, Gunilla Budde, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNGER MARCHES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hunger marches is used in the context of the following news items.
A Very Private Celebrity: The Nine Lives of John Freeman by Hugh …
His most formative experiences were at Westminster School, from the privileged halls of which he watched the hunger marches on Parliament ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
The remarkable Ms Gradwell
... Bristol's first ever female solicitor who joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1931 after witnessing the plight of the hunger marches. «Swindon Advertiser, Jun 15»
Into the unknown
Organized trade union movements grew increasingly stronger every day, in country after country hunger marches choked the streets, deep ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jun 15»
Can you tell us more about our Monday mystery pictures?
Hospitals, hunger marches, Home Guards and hostel snaps are the focus of this week's nostalgic look at bygone Sunderland - but mystery ... «Sunderland Echo, May 15»
The Cambridge Spies: Why Do We Still Find Them So Fascinating?
Yet the Labour Party seemed unable or unwilling to come to their aid, despite the hunger marches and the General Strike. Fascism was on the ... «Huffington Post UK, May 15»
In the 1920s, dirigibles were Britain's future
With unemployment reaching 20 percent and hunger marches protesting outside Parliament, giant, potentially deadly airships suddenly ... «A.V. Club Austin, Apr 15»
How to live to 100: 'Everything in moderation'
He is a man who can remember the end of the first world war; can remember the Jarrow hunger marches; fought in the navy in the second ... «Channel 4 News, Mar 15»
Assembling for democracy: part 1, learning from the Blanketeers
[6] The march was thus conceived much like many other peaceful marches in history, such as the National Hunger Marches in 1932, or the ... «Open Democracy, Mar 15»
What can the 1930s tell us about public spending?
The popular memory is one of mass unemployment, hunger marches and misery. In reality the worst of Britain's depression actually occurred in ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
The sick motivation behind the religious right's Obamacare sabotage
... reality was much grimmer, and included such things as shantytowns dubbed “Hoovervilles” as well as hunger marches by the unemployed.). «Salon, Dec 14»
