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Mill family : the labor system in the Southern cotton textile industry, 1880-1915 / Cathy L. McHugh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McHugh, Cathy L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cotton textile industry--Southern States--Employees--History.
- Cotton textile industry.
- Cotton textile industry--Southern States--History.
- Families--Southern States--History.
- Families.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (155 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines the role of the family labour system in the early evolution of the post-bellum Southern cotton textile industry.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. The Terms of Employment; 3. The Employment of Family Workers; 4. Schooling in the Mill Villages; 5. The Mill Families; 6. Conclusions; Epilogue; Appendix A. Description and Preparation of the Alamance Mill Data Set; Appendix B. Fertility Choice Model That Incorporates Child Labor Income; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-52326-3
- 0-19-536463-5
- OCLC:
- 476010106
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