Description:
You Can Help Your Country: English Children's Work During the Second World War reveals the remarkable, hidden history of children as social agents who actively participated in a national effort during a period of crisis. Evidence from school magazines and oral testimony show how children brought in the harvest, watched for enemy aircraft, collected salvage for recycling and ran households. The book prompts thought about childhood today and children's rights. This revised edition offers an up-to-date reflection on the relevance of thinking historically about children's work for global campaigns to end child labour.
Brief description: Virginia Morrow is visiting professor at UCL.