A thing of the past? : child labour in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / edited by Michael Lavalette.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-273) and index.

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In Britain the phrase?child labour? is associated with the past, with children going up chimneys and down mines. However, in reality British children continue to perform arduous jobs, and British multinationals exploit child workers across the globe. This book explores the theoretical context of child labour research before considering the history of child labour and concluding with the present situation in the UK and USA.

Title Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part 1: The Theoretical Context of Child Labour Research; Editor's Introduction; 1: The 'New Sociology of Childhood' and Child Labour: Childhood, Children's Rights and 'Children's Voice'; 2: Theorizing Children at Work: Family, State and Relations of Production in Historical Context; Part 2: Child Labour in British History; Editor's Introduction; 3: Child Labour and British Industrialization; 4: The Historic Viability of Child Labour and the Mines Act of 1842

5: The Changing Form of Child Labour circa 1880-1918: The Growth of 'Out of School Work'6: The problem that doesn't exist?: Child labour in Britain, 1918-1970; Part 3: Contemporary Issues; Editor's Introduction; 7: Child Work in the UK, 1970-1998; 8: A Peculiarly British Phenomenon?: Child Labour in the USA; 9: Honoured in the Breach: Child employment law in Britain; 10: Unenforced or unenforceable?: A view from the professions; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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