Child workers in England, 1780-1820 parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
c2007.
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| Series: | Studies in labour history (Ashgate (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
- 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.