Job accidents and the law in England's early railway age : origins of employer liability and workmen's compensation /

Job accidents and the law in England's early railway age : origins of employer liability and workmen's compensation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cawthon, Elisabeth A., 1957-
Imprint:	Lewiston [N.Y.] : Edwin Mellen Press, c1997.
Description:	vii, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in British history v. 43
Subject:	Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History. Industrial accidents -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History. Employers' liability -- Great Britain -- History. Railroads -- Employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- History. Employers' liability. Industrial accidents -- Law and legislation. Railroads -- Employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation. Great Britain. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2609844

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ISBN:	0773487352 (hardcover)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-222) and index.

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Summary:	The research contained in this text chronicles the actions of coroners' courts in the 1830s and 1840s, in order to illustrate the competition and, literally, the bargaining which could occur in a legal arena when a set of forces changed English workplaces.
Physical Description:	vii, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-222) and index.
ISBN:	0773487352