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Child labour in global society
Title:
Child labour in global society
ISBN:
9781783507801
Publication Information New:
Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (250 p.)
Series:
Sociological studies of children and youth, v. 17

Sociological studies of children and youth ; v. 17.
Contents:
Introduction : a perspective on child labour as slavery / Paul Close -- Child labour and slavery in modern society / Paul Close -- The education industry, compulsory schooling and globalization / Paul Close -- Children's educational labour as slave labour / Paul Close -- Conclusion : the sociology of children's labour, schooling and slavery / Paul Close.
Abstract:
This book presents a novel study of children's compulsory productive educational labour in modern and modernizing societies under globalization, and the implications for such matters as childrens everyday lives, relationships and rights, international legal instruments, relevant analytical notions (including slavery), and sociological analysis.
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Language:
English