Child labour in Britain, 1750-1870
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Child labour in Britain, 1750-1870
(Social history in perspective)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
What kinds of jobs did children do in the past, and how widespread was their employment? Why did so many poor families put their children to work? How did the state respond to child labour? What problems arise in the interpretation of evidence of child employment?
Child Labour in Britain, 1750-1870
- Offers a broad empirical analysis of how the work of children was integrated with the major economic and occupational changes of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain
- argues that working children occupied a unique position within the context of the family, the labour market and the state
- discusses the key issues involved in the study of children's employment
In this clear and concise study, Peter Kirby convincingly argues that child labour provided an invaluable contribution to economic growth and the incomes of working-class households. Consequently, the picture that emerges is much more complex than that portrayed in many traditional approaches to the subject.
Table of Contents
List of Tables.- List of Figures.- Preface.- Introduction.- Sources for the History of Child Labour.- The Social and Demographic Context of Child Labour.- Child Labour and the Organisation of Production.- Child Labour and the State.- Conclusion.- Further Reading.- Appendix.- Bibliography.- Index.
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