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

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Superior document:Studies in labour history
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Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Series:Studies in labour history (Ashgate (Firm))
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Physical Description:xii, 340 p. :; ill.
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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.