Children's Work and Welfare 1780-1890 (Hardcover, New Ed)

This book for students provides an account of changes in children's work and welfare in Britain between 1780 and 1890. It examines both the scale and the nature of child employment and the changing attitude of society towards it at a time when Britain was becoming the workshop of the world. The further development of industry in the second half of the 19th century meant that the need for juvenile workers declined. At the same time the efforts of philanthropists and the State led to legal curbs on the kinds of jobs children could perform and the minimum age at which they could commence them. The author concludes that the century after 1780 saw a progressive lengthening of childhood as a stage of life, and that by 1890, children had been recognized as special cases in need of protective legislation. However, for the poorest and most disadvantaged families' life remained a struggle and children continued to pick up a living where they could as street traders, messengers, shop assistants and part-time servants.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Studies in Economic and Social History
Release date:	September 1995
First published:	1994
Authors:	Pamela Horn
Dimensions:	224 x 141 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	98
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-55284-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-521-55284-2
Barcode:	9780521552844

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