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CHILD WORKERS IN ENGLAND, 1780-1820 (STUDIES IN LABOUR HISTORY)

by Katrina Honeyman

Published by Ashgate Publishing Company. 2009

Very good condition. Parish Apprentices and the Making of the Early Industrial Labour Force. Black glazed boards, red titles.

Reprint. Boards a little scuffed. A couple of minor coffee/tea stains to text block and prelims. Some pencil annotation. Else clean.

ISBN: 9780754662723
Stock no. 1826853

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Contents

  • List of Tables
  • General Editor's Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1 Industrial Change in England 1780-1820
  • 2 The Poor Law and the Parish Apprentice
  • 3 Factory Apprenticeship: Structure, Process and Legislation
  • 4 The Supply and Distribution of Parish Apprentices
  • 5 Textile Enterprise and the Parish Apprentices
  • 6 The Costs and Benefits of Parish Apprenticeship
  • 7 Parish Factory Apprenticeship and the Nature of Work
  • 8 The Making of a Gendered Labour Force
  • 9 The Exploitation of Little Children
  • 10 The Voices of the Children
  • 11 The Protection of Parish Apprentices
  • 12 The Neglect of Parish Apprentices
  • 13 Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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