Child workers in England, 1780-1820
Honeyman, Katrina.
Child workers in England, 1780-1820 parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force / [electronic resource] : Katrina Honeyman. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007. - xii, 340 p. : ill. - Studies in labour history . - Studies in labour history (Ashgate (Firm)) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-323) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Child labor--History--England--18th century.
Child labor--History--England--19th century.
Electronic books.
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Child workers in England, 1780-1820 parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force / [electronic resource] : Katrina Honeyman. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007. - xii, 340 p. : ill. - Studies in labour history . - Studies in labour history (Ashgate (Firm)) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-323) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Uk
Child labor--History--England--18th century.
Child labor--History--England--19th century.
Electronic books.
HD6250.G75 / E556 2007eb
331.3/18