Russia's factory children
Subtitle: state, society, and law, 1800-1917
By: Boris B. Gorshkov.
Series: Pitt series in Russian and East European studies; Series in Russian and East European studies
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780822943839; 9780822960485
Subjects: Child labor -- Russia -- History -- 19th century; Manufacturing industries -- Employees -- Supply and demand -- Russia -- History -- 19th century; Industrialization -- Russia -- History -- 19th century; Children -- Russia -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Description: "Russia's Factory Children presents the first English-language account of the changing role of children in the Russian workforce, from the onset of industrialization until the Communist Revolution of 1917, and profiles the laws that would establish children's labor rights. In this compelling study, Boris B. Gorshkov examines the daily lives, working conditions, hours, wages, physical risks, and health dangers to children who labored in Russian factories. He also chronicles the evolving cultural mores that initially welcomed child labor practices but later shunned them. Through extensive archival research, Gorshkov views the evolution of Russian child labor law as a reaction to the rise of industrialism and the increasing dangers of the workplace. Perhaps most remarkable is his revelation that activism, from the bourgeoisie, intellectuals, and children themselves, led to the conciliation of legislators and marked a progressive shift that would impact Russian society in the early twentieth century and beyond."--Publisher's Web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the problem and the context; title: Origins of child industrial labor; title: Children in industry: demographic and social context; title: Public debates and legislative efforts; title: Factory children: politics, education, and the state; title: Conclusion: experience and outcome.