Stephanie Ward is Lecturer in Modern Welsh History at Cardiff University

• IntroductionPart I 1. Unemployment and the depression in interwar Britain Part II: 1931–34 2. Defiance and disobedience: local government, the unemployed and Whitehall 3. Accusations, image and experience: the effects of the means test, 1931–34 4. Taking a stand: the response of the unemployed 1931–34 Part III: 1935–41 5. The government attempts to take a stand: the establishment of the UAB and mass action 6. Towards the welfare state: class, community and the collective action, 1936–41 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

...the author has made full use of primary sources in both regions, and she reaches significant conclusions.

Stephanie Ward is Lecturer in Modern Welsh History at Cardiff University

• IntroductionPart I 1. Unemployment and the depression in interwar Britain Part II: 1931–34 2. Defiance and disobedience: local government, the unemployed and Whitehall 3. Accusations, image and experience: the effects of the means test, 1931–34 4. Taking a stand: the response of the unemployed 1931–34 Part III: 1935–41 5. The government attempts to take a stand: the establishment of the UAB and mass action 6. Towards the welfare state: class, community and the collective action, 1936–41 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

...the author has made full use of primary sources in both regions, and she reaches significant conclusions.

Stephanie Ward is Lecturer in Modern Welsh History at Cardiff University

• IntroductionPart I 1. Unemployment and the depression in interwar Britain Part II: 1931–34 2. Defiance and disobedience: local government, the unemployed and Whitehall 3. Accusations, image and experience: the effects of the means test, 1931–34 4. Taking a stand: the response of the unemployed 1931–34 Part III: 1935–41 5. The government attempts to take a stand: the establishment of the UAB and mass action 6. Towards the welfare state: class, community and the collective action, 1936–41 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

...the author has made full use of primary sources in both regions, and she reaches significant conclusions.