| Child Workers and Industrial Health in Britain, 1780-1850 Contributor(s): Kirby, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843838842 ISBN-13: 9781843838845 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 18th Century - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 331.34 |
| LCCN: 2012361290 |
| Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.71 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Historians have long recognised the importance of child health during the Industrial Revolution, but few have explored the health of working children in any analytical detail. In this comprehensive study, Peter Kirby places the occupational health of employed children within a broad context of social, industrial and environmental change during the period 1780 to 1850. The book explores the deformities, fevers, respiratory complaints, industrial injuries and physical ill-treatment which have long been associated with child labour in the factory workplace. The result is a more nuanced picture of child health and child labour during the classic 'factory age' which raises important questions about the enduring stereotype of the health-impaired and abused industrial child. Peter Kirby is Professor of Social History and Director of the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare at Glasgow Caledonian University. |