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List of maps; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I.The Rural Background: 1. The agricultural setting; 2. The nature of work forchildren in agrarian society; 3. Education in rural society; Part II. TheImpact of Industrialization: 4. Child labour in the industrial setting; 5.Working conditions for children in industry; 6. A physical decline in therace?; 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 ofchild labour in industry, 1874-92; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.