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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 new directions. The two key overarching themes are diversity: social, economic, geographical, and cultural; and agency: the need to see children in industrial England as participants - even protagonists - in the process of historical change, not simply as passive recipients or victims. Contributors address such crucial subjects as the varied experience of work; poverty and apprenticeship; institutional care; the political voice of chil

Child labor -- Great Britain -- History. --- Children -- Great Britain -- Social conditions. --- Great Britain -- Social conditions. --- Industrial revolution -- Great Britain. --- Child labor --- Children --- Industrial revolution --- Business & Economics --- Labor & Workers' Economics --- History --- Social conditions --- History. --- Social conditions. --- Great Britain --- Childhood --- Kids (Children) --- Pedology (Child study) --- Youngsters --- Employment of children --- Employment --- Age groups --- Families --- Life cycle, Human --- Labor --- Age and employment --- E-books