Katrina Honeyman

Child Workers in England, 1780-1820

Parish Apprentices and the Making of the Early Industrial Labour Force

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9780754662723
• ISBN-10: 0754662721
• Artikelnr.: 23293992

Autorenporträt

Katrina Honeyman is Reader in Social and Economic History in the School of History, University of Leeds, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Industrial Change in England 1780-1820
Chapter 2 The Poor Law and the Parish Apprentice
Chapter 3 Factory Apprenticeship
Chapter 4 The Supply and Distribution of Parish Apprentices
Chapter 5 Textile Enterprise and the Parish Apprentice
Chapter 6 The Costs and Benefits of Parish Apprenticeship
Chapter 7 Parish Factory Apprenticeship and the Nature of Work
Chapter 8 The Making of a Gendered Labour Force?
Chapter 9 The Exploitation of Little Children
Chapter 10 The Voices of the Children
Chapter 11 The Protection of Parish Apprentices
Chapter 12 The Neglect of Parish Apprentices
Chapter 13 Conclusion