Helping Out: Children's Labor in Ethnic Businesses

Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. Near Fine. 1999. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. B; First Edtition Thus (1999) , so stated. The hardcover edition appears to have been issued simultaneously. Very Near Fine in Wraps: just a tick of wear at the front corner tips; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very-nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.4 x 0.75 inches). Extensive Appendices, Notes, Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 10.8 ounces. University Press Paperback. "Helping Out" addresses the centrality of children's labor participation in such family enterprises. Discussing the case of Chinese families running take-out food shops in Britain, Miri Song examines the ways in which children contribute their labor and the context in which children come to understand and believe in helping out as part of a family work contract. Song explores the implications of these children's labor participation for family relationships, cultural identity, and the future of the Chinese community in Britain. While doing so, she argues that the practical importance and the broader meanings of children's work must be understood in the context of immigrant families' experiences of migration and ethnic minority status in Western, white-majority societies. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xi, 247 pages .