| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
x, 179 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Themes in world history |
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Themes in world history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Childhood in world history -- Childhood in agricultural societies : the first big changes -- Childhood in the classical civilizations -- Childhood in postclassical world history : the impact of religious change -- Contacts and contrasts in the postclassical world -- Forces of change and the modern model of childhood : developments in the West, eighteenth century to 1914 -- Alongside the modern model : the pressures of colonialism -- Modern childhood in Asia : Japan adapts the new model -- Childhood and communist revolutions -- Childhood in the affluent societies, twentieth and twenty-first centuries -- The dislocations in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries : children face war and violence -- Globalization and childhoods -- The dilemma of children's happiness -- Conclusion: Childhoods from past toward future. |
| Summary |
Those seeking a primer on the field... might well begin here." H. Childhood. H. Net Reviews. |
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"A succinet and deft survey... Undoubtedly this book will be a godsend to teachers... In the assured hands of Stearns, with his readily accessible style, readers will come away much better informed..." Social History of Medicine. "Stearns's treatment is characteristically learned, conceptually sleek, and sensitive to societal and temporal variation." Journal of Social History. "An engaging, well-written, and thoughtful resource for readers who seek a solid understanding of the subject." History of Education Quarterly. Childhood exists in all societies, though there is huge variation in the way it is socially constructed across time and place. Studying childhood historically greatly advances our understanding of what childhood is about and a world history focus permits some of the broadest questions to be asked. Now fully up-to-date, this second edition of Childhood in World History highlights the gains but also the divisions and losses for children across the millennia. --Book Jacket. |
| Subject |
Children -- History.
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Children -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
9780415598088 hardback |
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0415598087 hardback |
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9780415598095 paperback |
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0415598095 paperback |
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