Thornton, William T.
Over-Population and its Remedy: an Inquiry into the Distress Prevailing Among the Labouring Classes of the British Islands and into the Means of Remedying It
(Irish University Press, 1971 rpt of 1846 edition).
Hardback. Very good. xi + 446pp. Order No. NSBK-A5918
Keywords: 9780716517511, over-population, population, demography, demographic, labour, labor, laboring classes, labouring classes, laborers, labourers, Britain, British, England, English, history, poor, pauperism, poor laws, Malthus, Malthusian, Victorian, nineteenth century, economic, economic, resources, working classes
Price £12.00.
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Parr, Joy.
Labouring Children: British Immigrant Apprentices to Canada, 1869-1924
(Croom Helm, 1980).
Scarce. Hardback. Good condition, in faded and lightly soiled dustwrapper. 181pp. Order No. NSBK-A3988
Keywords: 0773505172, immigrants, apprentices, apprenticeship, Canada, Canadian history, Victorian, nineteenth century, twentieth century, emigrants, emigration, child, children, childhood, labor, labour, adoption, philanthropy, philanthropic, agricultural, domestic service, domestic servants, Evangelicals, migration
Price £11.99.
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Horsfield, Margaret.
Biting the Dust: The Joys of Housework
(Fourth Estate, 1998).
Paperback. Fading to spine, light edge-wear, otherwise very good. xi + 292pp. Order No. NSBK-C6189
Keywords: 1857026756, domestic, domesticity, women and work, women's work, woman, women's history, housewives, housewife, housewifery, homemaking, homemaker, houses, home, household, chores, housemaids, Mrs Beeton, cleanliness, cleaning, Hannah Cullwick, Cleanliness Institute, cleaners, flappers, dusting
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Aronson, Hugh.
Our Village Homes: Present Conditions and Suggested Remedies
(Thomas Murby, 1913).
With a preface by Lord Henry Bentinck. Hardback. Cloth rather soiled, some rubbing / fraying to extremities, otherwise a good solid copy. x + 150pp. Order No. NSBK-A13844
Keywords: B001IVIPUM, villages, village, history, town planning, housing, houses, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, housing schemes, social history, housing conditions, homes, rural areas, countryside, health, rural depopulation, agriculture, labourers' cottages, cottage, Hugh Aronson, social conditions, architecture, house building
Price £70.00.
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International Labour Office, .
The War and Women's Employment: The Experience of the United Kingdom and the United States
(International Labour Office, Montreal, 1946).
Paperback. Covers torn and soiled, internally good. iii + 287pp. Order No. NSBK-C15487
Keywords: B071FC6HWJ, United Kingdom, Britain, British, England, English, USA, United States, employmemt, jobs, work, women's work, women and work, gender, twentieth century, 20th century
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Rogers, Jean Scott.
Stage by Stage: the Making of the Theatre Museum
(HMSO, 1985).
Paperback. Very good. xvi + 72pp. Order No. NSBK-A7098
Keywords: 011290419X, theatres, theatre, theater, drama, dramatic, stage, The Theatre Museum, actors, actresses, acting, Britain, British, England, English, performances, history, leisure, entertainment
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Frager, Ruth A and Patrias, Carmela.
Discounted Labour: Women Workers in Canada, 1870-1939
(Toronto UP, 2005).
Paperback. Fine. vii + 189pp. Order No. NSBK-C12408
Keywords: 0802078184, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, work, workers, Canada, Canadian
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Sutherland, Gillian.
Policy-Making in Elementary Education, 1870-1895:
(OUP, 1973).
Hardback. Good+, in slightly torn and faded dustwrapper. x + 391pp. Order No. NSBK-A628
Keywords: 0198218478, Gillian Sutherland, elementary education, schools, Victorian, history, Cross Commission, grants, fees, inspectorate, English, England, British, Britain
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Brander, Michael.
The Making of the Highlands:
(Constable, 1980).
Hardback. Very good in slightly faded dustwrapper. 240pp. Order No. NSBK-A4769
Keywords: 0094638306, Scotland, Scottish, Highlands, Highland, Britain, British, countryside, history, clans, clearances, Bannockburn, Culloden, royal tourists, royal tourism, emigration, emigrants, emigrations, caledonian, caledonia
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Parker, Rozsika.
The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine
(Women's Press Ltd, rpt, 1989).
Illustrated. Paperback. Covers slightly discoloured, otherwise very good. 247pp. Order No. NSBK-C13728
Keywords: 0704338831, embroidery, embroiderers, history, women, sewing, hobbies, crafts, female identity, femininity, chastity, fertility, domesticity, samplers, embroidering, stitchery, needlework
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