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

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

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

This is a unique account of working-class childhood during the British industrial revolution, first published in 2010. Using more than 600 autobiographies writt