Childhood and child labour and the British industrial revolution
Humphries, Jane, 1948-2010
Book
Examining the autobiographies of working men of the 18th and 19th centuries, this book sheds new light on child labour, family life, careers and schooling during the British industrial revolution.
Main title:
Childhood and child labour and the British industrial revolution / by Jane Humphries.
Author:
Imprint:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Collation:
480 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780521847568 (hbk)0521847567 (hbk)
Dewey class:
305.23094
LC class:
HQ792
Language:
English
Subject:
Children -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th centuryChildren -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryChild labour -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryChild labour -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryWorking class -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryWorking class -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centurySociety
BRN:
2419918