New studies in economic and social historyseries number 25 children s work and welfare 1780 1890

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An account of changes in children's work and welfare between 1780 and 1890. It examines some of the debates which have attached themselves to those changes and discusses the role of the state and of philanthropic organisation in bringing about change.



This short book provides a succinct account of changes in children's work and welfare in Britain between 1780 and 1890. It examines both the scale and the nature of child employment and the changing attitude of society towards it at a time when Britain was becoming the 'workshop of the world'. The further development of industry in the second half of the nineteenth century meant that the need for juvenile workers declined. At the same time the efforts of philanthropists and the State led to legal curbs on the kinds of jobs children could perform and the minimum age at which they could commence them. The author concludes that the century after 1780 saw a progressive lengthening of childhood as a stage of life, and that by 1890 children had been recognised as 'special cases' in need of protective legislation. However, for the poorest and most disadvantaged families life remained a struggle, and children continued to pick up a living where they could.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 28 september 1995

Aantal pagina's: 98

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Pamela Horn

Hoofdredacteur: Maurice Kirby

Hoofduitgeverij: Schofield, Malcolm (University Of Cambridge)

Editie: New edition

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 141 mm

Product hoogte: 11 mm

Product lengte: 224 mm

Verpakking breedte: 141 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 11 mm

Verpakking lengte: 224 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 219 g

EAN: 9780521552844

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