Author : Joy Parr
Publisher : Reprints in Canadian History
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 38,46 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802074430
Out of print for several years, Labouring Children now has a substantial new introduction in which the author examines the historiography of the history of childhood, particularly in the light of recent literature on sexuality and the post-structuralist critique.
Author : Manfred Liebel
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 23,44 MB
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1848138032
This book shows how children's work can take on widely differing forms; and how it can both harm and benefit children. Differing in approach from most other work in the field, it endeavours to understand working children from their own perspective.
Author : Eileen Wallace
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781905313495
Chronicling the contributions children made towards their families' livelihoods in hard times, this detailed record catalogs the high price children had to pay--sacrificing their health and education--while employed in agriculture, chimney sweeping, straw-plaiting, silk-throwing, papermaking, and brick making in 19th-century Hertfordshire, England. This enlightening history demonstrates that the poor conditions in factories and mills, as well as in household chimneys, contributed to the many diseases and injuries that afflicted these young laborers. While there are examples of innovative manufacturers such as John Dickinson, who built respectable housing for his employees, the overall picture that emerges during this period is one in which Hertfordshire's children arduously struggled to make ends meet.
Author : Peter Kirby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 36,30 MB
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0230802494
What 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? Child Labour in Britain, 1750-1870 - 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 - Argues that working children occupied a unique position within the context of the family, the labour market and the state - Discusses the key issues involved in the study of children's employment In 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.
Author : Jane Springer
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 32,21 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Child labor
ISBN : 1865081760
A vivid reference book about the world's working children, which includes Australian case studies, statistics and sources; with application to school curriculum themes including studies of society, developing countries, consumerism and globalisation.
Author : S. Balagopalan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1137316799
Through a rich ethnography of street and working children in Calcutta, India, this book offers the first sustained enquiry into postcolonial childhoods, arguing that the lingering effects of colonialism are central to comprehending why these children struggle to inhabit the transition from labour to schooling.
Author : Olga Nieuwenhuys
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 12,23 MB
Release : 2005-06-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 113486132X
Questions how class and kinship, gender and household organization, state ideology and education influence and conceal the lives of children in developing countries.
Author : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 36,58 MB
Release : 1998-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309064139
In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening job. Although children and adolescents may benefit from working, there may also be negative social effects and sometimes danger in their jobs. Protecting Youth at Work looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. The committee recommends specific initiatives for legislators, regulators, researchers, and employers. This book provides historical perspective on working children and adolescents in America and explores the framework of child labor laws that govern that work. The committee presents a wide range of data and analysis on the scope of youth employment, factors that put children and adolescents at risk in the workplace, and the positive and negative effects of employment, including data on educational attainment and lifestyle choices. Protecting Youth at Work also includes discussions of special issues for minority and disadvantaged youth, young workers in agriculture, and children who work in family-owned businesses.
Author : Anna North
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 30,22 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1635575435
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK * INDIE NEXT SELECTION * LIBRARY READS SELECTION * AMAZON EDITORS' CHOICE * WASHINGTON POST BEST OF THE YEAR The "terrifying, wise, tender, and thrilling" (R.O. Kwon) adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada's life looks good; she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows. She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. Charismatic, grandiose, and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. But to make this dream a reality, the Gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. And Ada must decide whether she's willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for them all. Featuring an irresistibly no-nonsense, courageous, and determined heroine, Outlawed dusts off the myth of the old West and reignites the glimmering promise of the frontier with an entirely new set of feminist stakes. Anna North has crafted a pulse-racing, page-turning saga about the search for hope in the wake of death, and for truth in a climate of small-mindedness and fear.
Author : C. K. Shukla
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Child labor
ISBN : 9788176256780
Considering The Problem In Its Totality, An Effort Has Been Made To Cover The Diverse Aspects Of The Subject. All The Articles Are Judiciously Selected From Authoritative Sources. This Joint Venture Has Been Taken As An Academic Exercise To Provide An Overall View An Issues And Problems Related To Child Labour At Macro, Meso And Micro Level, Including The Valuable Contributions From Social Scientists, Planners And Administrators To Present A More Comprehensive View On The Subject. Students, Teachers, Researchers, Administrators, Policy Planners And Professionals From Different Streams Of Disciplines Would Find This Book Informative And Useful.
