Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems. Should the French economy in 18th and 19th centuries be considered "retarded", or an early European development success, and, should economic performance be explained by material conditions, or in social terms.
Covering the span of Ottoman history, from the 8th century to the disappearance of its last traces of imperial structure in the early 20th century, the 16 articles in this book reflect the multitude of Ottoman pasts, and the need to challenge some of the perceived certainties about these pasts.
The first section of the book considers childhood in rural society; the second examines the impact of industrial development on the lives of working-class children; and the third traces the child labour legislation of 1841 and 1874.
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