Childhood and Child Labour in Industrial England : Diversity and Agency, 1750-1914
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Published
Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Pub. Ltd. ;, 2013.
ISBN
9781409411154, 140941115X, 1409411141, 9781409411147
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1 online resource (xii, 358 pages) : illustrations
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Published
Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Pub. Ltd. ;, 2013.
Format
ONLINE
Language
English
ISBN
9781409411154, 140941115X, 1409411141, 9781409411147
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-353) and index.
Description
The purpose of this collection is to bring together representative examples of the most recent work that is taking an understanding of children and childhood in new directions. The two key overarching themes are diversity: social, economic, geographical, and cultural; and agency: the need to see children in industrial England as participants - even protagonists - in the process of historical change, not simply as passive recipients or victims. Contributors address such crucial subjects as the varied experience of work; poverty and apprenticeship; institutional care; the political voice of chil.
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eBooks on EBSCOhost,EBSCO eBooks for FE/HE Collection (UK)
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