Apprenticeship in mid-eighteenth century England : how did this ancient institution operate during the commencement of industrialisation?

This thesis examines how the apprenticeship system operated in England over the course of the eighteenth century as the nation saw the economy develop in the run up to the Industrial Revolution. Many have contended that this was a time when the apprenticeship system withered and declined, but it wou...

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Main Author: Marshall, Tom David Spencer
Published: University of Oxford 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.606394