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Child workers in England, 1780-1820 : parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force / Katrina Honeyman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Honeyman, Katrina.
- Series:
- Studies in labour history (Ashgate (Firm))
- Studies in labour history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child labor--England--History--18th century.
- Child labor.
- Child labor--England--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (355 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A major contribution to studies in child labour, this book explores the contribution of child workers and the particular importance of the parish apprenticeship system to early industrial expansion.
- Contents:
- Industrial change in England 1780-1820
- The Poor Law and the parish apprentice
- Factory apprenticeship : structure, process and legislation
- The supply and distribution of parish apprentices
- Textile enterprise and the parish apprentice
- The costs and benefits of parish apprenticeship
- Parish factory apprenticeship and the nature of work
- The making of a gendered labour force?
- The exploitation of little children
- The voices of the children
- The protection of parish apprentices
- The neglect of parish apprentices
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-323) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-57146-3
- 1-317-16795-3
- 1-317-16794-5
- 1-281-20836-1
- 9786611208363
- 0-7546-8669-8
- 9781315571461
- OCLC:
- 654824573
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