{"product_id":"9781334430176","title":"Casual Labour at the Docks (Classic Reprint)","description":"Excerpt from Casual Labour at the Docks\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this book is to give in short outline an account of the casual labour system, if system it may be called, as it prevails at most docks to-day; and by way of illustration to Show in some detail how it affects the lives of men and of their families in the neighbourhood in which I have made my home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn common with all students of casual labour I owe much to Mr. W. H. Beveridge, whose book on Unemployment is the classic Of the subject. I have also received a great deal Of assistance from Mr. Frederic Keeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am indebted to a docker friend who read the book in manuscript and assured me that he could detect no glaring misdescriptions to the editor Of the Baptist Times for allowing me to use one or two articles which I wrote for him to Miss M. E. Bulkley, Of the London School of Economics, for reading my proofs and helping me to get the book through the press and to Mr. John Wilson, a fellow-resident at Mansfield House, for the photograph which appears as frontispiece, and for much companionship during my inquiries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FB \u0026c Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052541919472,"sku":"9781334430176","price":9.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781334430176_p0.jpg?v=1763708511","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781334430176","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}