Child Workers in England, 1780-1820

Parish Apprentices and the Making of the Early Industrial Labour Force

• Author(s): Katrina Honeyman,
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
• Pages: 340
• ISBN_10: 0754662721
  ISBN_13: 9780754662723
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Modern / General , Business & Economics / Economic History , History / Europe / Great Britain , Social Science / Children's Studies ,

Description:... A major contribution to studies in child labour, this book explores the contribution of child workers and the particular importance of the parish apprenticeship system to early industrial expansion.