Child Labor: A World History Companion ( World History Companions )

by Jim McKechnie, Michael Lavalette, Sandy Hobbs

Book Overview

Consult this handy reference work when you need accurate, up to date information on subjects ranging from the effects of work on children's education to the use of child labor in Eastern Europe.

From Dickensian exploitation of orphans to the after-school jobs of American students, child labor continues to generate controversy. Surveying working children from the Industrial Revolution to the present day, Child Labor takes the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874369568
• ISBN13: 9780874369564
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 10.3"