Labour's Apprentices: Working-Class Lads in Late Victorian and Edwardian England - Couverture rigide

Childs, Michael J.

 
9780773509153: Labour's Apprentices: Working-Class Lads in Late Victorian and Edwardian England
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ISBN 10 : 0773509151 ISBN 13 : 9780773509153
Editeur : McGill Queens Univ, 1992

Synopsis

Childs discusses working-class family life and considers the changes that becoming a wage earner and a contributor to the family economy made to a youth's status within the home. He explores the significance of publicly provided education for the working class and analyses the labour market for young males, focusing on apprenticeship, future job prospects, trade unions, and wage levels. Childs investigates the patterns of labour available to boys at that time, including street selling, half-time labour, and apprenticed versus "free" labour, arguing that these were major factors in the creation of a semi-skilled adult work force. Turning to leisure activities among working-class youths, Childs looks at street culture, commercial entertainments, and youth groups and movements and finds that each influenced the emergence of a more cohesive and class-conscious working class.

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Éditeur
McGill Queens Univ
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0773509151
ISBN 13 
9780773509153
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781852851033: Labour's Apprentices: Working-class Lads in Late Victorian and Edwardian England

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ISBN 10 :  1852851031 ISBN 13 :  9781852851033
Editeur : Hambledon Continuum, 1992
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