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OverviewBeaten, pushed, exploited, overworked, unpaid; a far cry from the cared-for and nurtured lives our children should expect in the twenty-first century. Jennifer Tann's compelling, harrowing and thorough account tells of the appalling treatment and conditions experienced by youngsters throughout the ages, in all spheres of work. In our mills and mines, fields, factories and family homes, even the smallest of children were employed, used and abused. Bringing the story up to date, and setting it in the context of the of plight of many children across the world today, the author draws important conclusions about society's expectations and requirements of children, in the past and right up to the present. It seems obvious to say that we have to end all child exploitation, but what emerges from Professor Tann's excellent analysis is that to legislate fairly on working children is not, perhaps, as straightforward as it might at first appear. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer TannPublisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd Imprint: Carnegie Publishing Ltd ISBN: 9781859362358ISBN 10: 1859362354 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 04 July 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii List of illustrations ix Preface xiii Introduction 1 ONE Agriculture 9 TWO Climbing boys 23 THREE Cotton 35 FOUR Bleaching and printing 55 FIVE Silk 63 SIX Wool and worsted 67 SEVEN Coal mines 77 EIGHT Tin, copper, lead 91 NINE Pottery and bricks 103 TEN Black Country trades 123 ELEVEN Outwork 145 TWELVE Children of the streets 161 THIRTEEN Child protection and regulation 175 FOURTEEN Children at work in the world in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries 193 APPENDIX ONE Factory and other legislation directly affecting working children in Britain 215 APPENDIX TWO Main requirements of the 1802 Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 219 Notes 221 Further reading 229 Index 235ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |