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Trouble at the Mill
Aditya Sarkar
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Description for Trouble at the Mill
Hardback. In 1881 The Factory Act was passed producing the first official definition of 'factories' in modern Indian history, as workplaces using steam power and regularly employing over 100 workers. In 1891, the Factory Act was amended: factories were redefined as workplaces employing over 50 workers and women mill-workers were brought within its ambit. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL; HBTK. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
The book uses the Factory Acts of the late nineteenth century as an entry point into the early history of labour relations in India, specifically the mill industry of Bombay. It unites legal and social history in a manner which differs from most social histories of labour, and offers a new perspective on the constitution of industrial relations in colonial India. The Factory Act passed by the Government of British India in 1881 produced the first official definition of 'factories' in modern Indian history as workplaces using steam power and regularly employing over 100 workers. It imposed certain minimal restrictions ... Read more
The book uses the Factory Acts of the late nineteenth century as an entry point into the early history of labour relations in India, specifically the mill industry of Bombay. It unites legal and social history in a manner which differs from most social histories of labour, and offers a new perspective on the constitution of industrial relations in colonial India. The Factory Act passed by the Government of British India in 1881 produced the first official definition of 'factories' in modern Indian history as workplaces using steam power and regularly employing over 100 workers. It imposed certain minimal restrictions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780199474424
SKU
V9780199474424
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Ref
99-6
About Aditya Sarkar
Aditya Sarkar is a social historian working on the history of modern South Asia, with specific expertise and interest in the social histories of labour and capitalism.
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