economic conditions

Discusses facts behind Mary Pope Osborne's A GHOST TALE FOR CHRISTMAS TIME, covering topics such as the Victorian lifestyle and the lives of children during the time of Charles Dickens.

Explores what life was like for a child laborer during the Industrial revolution, why children were used for factory labor, and how policies on child labor changed over time.

Examines the political origins of Roosevelt's second New Deal and discusses how World War I veterans and veteran politics influenced programs that were passed between 1934 and 1936.

Examines the causes and conditions of the difficult economic times known as the Great Depression.

Looks at the British immigration to the United States, discussing how they arrived, where they lived, what jobs were available and more.

What caused the 2008 economic collapse? What can we learn from the Great Recession? Sheila Bair, former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, provides her take.

"Tells the ... story of a loose-knit group of rebels who decided to fight the hypocrisy of the NCAA"--Dust jacket.

Presents a rationale for studying child labor in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on children of school age who work and do not attend school regularly, discussing the political economy of child labor, the role of the education system, differences between urban and rural child laborers, exploitation, and prospects for positive social change.

An examination of the child labor problem in Kolkata, India.