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The Victorian town child, Pamela Horn

Label
The Victorian town child
Title
The Victorian town child
Statement of responsibility
Pamela Horn
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"As nineteenth-century Britain became increasingly urbanized and industrialized, the number of children living in towns grew rapidly. At the same time, Horn considers the increasing divisions within urban society, not only between market towns and major manufacturing and trading centers, but within individual towns, as rich and poor became more segregated. During the Victorian period, public attitudes toward children and childhood shifted dramatically, often to the detriment of those at the lower end of the social scale--including paupers and juvenile delinquents. Drawing on original research, including anecdotes, first-hand accounts, and a wealth of photographs, The Victorian Town Child describes in detail the changing lives of all classes of Victorian town children, from those of prosperous business and professional families to working-class families, where unemployment and overcrowding were particular problems. Horn also examines the issues of juvenile labor and exploitation, how factory work and education were combined, how crime and punishment were dealt with among children, and the changes in health and infant death rates over the period."--Publisher description
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Horn, Pamela
Dewey number
305.23/0942
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HQ792.G7
LC item number
H68 1997
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Children
  • City children
  • Great Britain
  • Children
  • City children
  • England
  • Great Britain
  • Stadt
  • Kind
  • Geschichte 1832-1902
  • Großbritannien
Label
The Victorian town child, Pamela Horn
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-245) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
'Departure of the innocents' -- Victorian towns -- Middle-lcass children -- Working-class home life -- Growth of mass schooling -- At work -- Surviving -- At leisure -- Rescue and reform -- Appendix 1. Children in an urbanizing poputation: England and Wales, 1841-1901 -- Appendix 2. Income and household expenditure of families in Dukinfield in 1836 and 1841 -- Working children in the 1860s -- Child offenders in Great Britain, 1865-1900 -- Childhood deprivation in Liverpool in 1883
Control code
ocm37024925
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
248 p.
Isbn
9780814735756
Lccn
97023642
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o37024925
  • (OCoLC)37024925
Label
The Victorian town child, Pamela Horn
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-245) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
'Departure of the innocents' -- Victorian towns -- Middle-lcass children -- Working-class home life -- Growth of mass schooling -- At work -- Surviving -- At leisure -- Rescue and reform -- Appendix 1. Children in an urbanizing poputation: England and Wales, 1841-1901 -- Appendix 2. Income and household expenditure of families in Dukinfield in 1836 and 1841 -- Working children in the 1860s -- Child offenders in Great Britain, 1865-1900 -- Childhood deprivation in Liverpool in 1883
Control code
ocm37024925
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
248 p.
Isbn
9780814735756
Lccn
97023642
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o37024925
  • (OCoLC)37024925

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