Childhood in Nineteenth-Century France : Work, Health and Education among the 'Classes Populaires' (Paperback)

List of maps; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Rural Background: 1. The agricultural setting; 2. The nature of work for children in agrarian society; 3. Education in rural society; Part II. The Impact of Industrialization: 4. Child labour in the industrial setting; 5. Working conditions for children in industry; 6. A physical decline in the race?; 7. A moral and intellectual decline?; Part III. The State Intervenes: 8. 1841: an experiment in social legislation; 9. The experiment in practice, 1841?70; 10. 1874: child labour legislation comes of age; 11. The curbing of child labour in industry, 1874?92; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.