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Child labour in global society [electronic resource] / edited by Paul Close. - Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014. - 1 online resource (250 p.) - Sociological studies of children and youth, v. 17 1537-4661 ; . - Sociological studies of children and youth ; v. 17. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9781783507801 (electronic bk.) : £66.95 ; É89.95 ; $114.95

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social Science--Children's Studies.
Society & culture: general.
Age groups: children.
Child labor.

LC Class. No.: HD6231 / .C45 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 331.31

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 331