Children and Childhood in Western Society Since 1500 / Edition 2

by Hugh Cunningham

Overview

Cunningham (social history, U. of Kent) traces the evolution of what is now considered a proper child—an immature person—and a proper childhood—a shifting set of ideas about children—through the modern era in western society. He has revised the 1995 edition to incorporate such emergent concerns as poverty, child abuse, and the impact of new media. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582784536
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/25/2005
Series:	Studies In Modern History Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Hugh Cunningham is Emeritus Professor of Social History at the University of Kent.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Children and childhood in ancient and medieval Europe 3. The development of a middle-class ideology of childhood, 1500-1900 4. Family, work and school, 1500-1900 5. Children, philanthropy and the state in Europe, 1500-1860 6. Saving the children, 1830-1920 7. 'The century of the child?' 8. Conclusion 9. Epilogue: 1995-2020

Editorial Reviews

'...a most elegant survey of ideas about childhood and of children’s lives in modern western society… a stimulating yet accessible analysis of a part of human experience so difficult for the historian to uncover.’

Lynn Abrams, University of Glasgow, UK

‘…necessary reading for those seeking a fuller understanding of modern childhood.’

John Stewart, Oxford Brookes University, UK

In Praise of the first edition:

‘…an excellent and accessible starting point.’

Anthony Fletcher, University of London, UK

‘Any reader in search of a clear, well-written, and comprehensive account of the history of children and childhood could ask for nothing better.’

Victor Slater, Louisiana State University, USA

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