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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810269803321

Autore

Honeyman Katrina

Titolo

Child workers in England, 1780-1820 : parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force / / Katrina Honeyman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007

ISBN

1-315-57146-3

1-317-16795-3

1-317-16794-5

1-281-20836-1

9786611208363

0-7546-8669-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Collana

Studies in labour history

Disciplina

331.3/18

Soggetti

Child labor - England - History - 18th century

Child labor - England - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-323) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.