Struggle or Starve Struggle or Starve Working-Class Unity in Belfast's 1932 Outdoor Relief Riots Seán Mitchell Haymarket2017Paperback200pp214x137mm 9781608466788 Product Code: 511310 Details Northern Ireland’s economy was decimated in the late 1920s, with unemployment rising to 40 per cent and those out of work forced to sign on for Outdoo... DetailsBackDetailsNorthern Ireland’s economy was decimated in the late 1920s, with unemployment rising to 40 per cent and those out of work forced to sign on for Outdoor Relief, a pittance given in return for manual labour. Mitchell gives a complete account of ‘relief’ programmes in the North, the reaction of the unemployed in the Outdoor Relief Strike and the ensuing riots – a show of working-class unity in a city usually associated with sectarian violence.See MoreSee Less publ £12.99now £5.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesSocial & Industrial HistoryTags20th century historyBritish & Irish historyDemonstrations & protests