{"product_id":"child-labour-in-britain-1750-1870-paperback-2","title":"Child Labour in Britain, 1750-1870 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Kirby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat kinds of jobs did children do in the past, and how widespread was their employment? Why did so many poor families put their children to work? How did the state respond to child labour? What problems arise in the interpretation of evidence of child employment? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild Labour in Britain, 1750-1870\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Offers a broad empirical analysis of how the work of children was integrated with the major economic and occupational changes of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain\u003cbr\u003e- Argues that working children occupied a unique position within the context of the family, the labour market and the state\u003cbr\u003e- Discusses the key issues involved in the study of children's employment \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this clear and concise study, Peter Kirby convincingly argues that child labour provided an invaluable contribution to economic growth and the incomes of working-class households. Consequently, the picture that emerges is much more complex than that portrayed in many traditional approaches to the subject.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat kinds of jobs did children do in the past, and how widespread was their employment? Why did so many poor families put their children to work? How did the state respond to child labour? What problems arise in the interpretation of evidence of child employment? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eChild Labour in Britain, 1750-1870\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Offers a broad empirical analysis of how the work of children was integrated with the major economic and occupational changes of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain\u003cbr\u003e- argues that working children occupied a unique position within the context of the family, the labour market and the state\u003cbr\u003e- discusses the key issues involved in the study of children's employment \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this clear and concise study, Peter Kirby convincingly argues that child labour provided an invaluable contribution to economic growth and the incomes of working-class households. Consequently, the picture that emerges is much more complex than that portrayed in many traditional approaches to the subject.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePETER KIRBY is Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Manchester.\u003cbr\u003ePETER KIRBY is Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292983050489,"sku":"9780333671948","price":86.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/T6dwpszTF59780333671948_da794b65-8b45-4477-83f2-cba7c01caef0.webp?v=1769174740","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/child-labour-in-britain-1750-1870-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}