Russia's factory children : state, society, and law, 1800-1917 / Boris B. Gorshkov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorshkov, Boris B., author.

Series:

Series in Russian and East European studies.

Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child labor--Russia--History--19th century.

Child labor.

Manufacturing industries--Employees--Supply and demand--Russia--History--19th century.

Manufacturing industries.

Industrialization--Russia--History--19th century.

Industrialization.

Children--Russia--Social conditions--19th century.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the height of the Russian industrial revolution, legions of children toiled in factories, accounting for fifteen percent of the workforce. Yet, by the end of the nineteenth century, their numbers had been greatly reduced, thanks to legislation that sought to protect the welfare of children for the first time. Russia's Factory Children presents the first English-language account of the changing role of children in the Russian workforce, from the onset of industrialization until the Communist Revolution of 1917, and profiles the laws that would establish children's labor rights.In this compelling study, Boris B. Gorshkov examines the daily lives, working conditions, hours, wages, physical risks, and health dangers to children who labored in Russian factories. He also chronicles the evolving cultural mores that initially welcomed child labor practices but later shunned them. Through extensive archival research, Gorshkov views the evolution of Russian child labor law as a reaction to the rise of industrialism and the increasing dangers of the workplace. Perhaps most remarkable is his revelation that activism, from the bourgeoisie, intellectuals, and children themselves, led to the conciliation of legislators and marked a progressive shift that would impact Russian society in the early twentieth century and beyond.

Contents:

Introduction: the problem and the context

Origins of child industrial labor

Children in industry: demographic and social context

Public debates and legislative efforts

Factory children: politics, education, and the state

Conclusion: experience and outcome.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781322080383

1322080380

9780822973645

0822973642

OCLC:

891383810