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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 chil

Chronicling the contributions children made towards their families' livelihoods in hard times, this detailed record catalogs the high price children had to pay-

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 s

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 wor

The purpose of this collection is to bring together representative examples of the most recent work that is taking an understanding of children and childhood in