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- Offers a broad empirical analysis of how child labour was an integral part of the major economic and occupational changes of eighteenth and nineteenthcentury Britain
Examines the key issues involved in the study of the employment of children
Part of the book series: Social History in Perspective (SHP)
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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.
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Book Title: Child Labour in Britain, 1750-1870
Authors: Peter Kirby
Series Title: Social History in Perspective
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-80249-0
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 172
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland