My Account
Log in Registration
All
Cart
Highlights
Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
Children's Books
Rare Books
Music
DVD & Blu-Ray
Video Games
Category
Wishlists
Cart
All
Free Shipping in Australia
Trustpilot
Proud to be B-Corp

Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 Hugh Cunningham

Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 By Hugh Cunningham

Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 by Hugh Cunningham

Reviews:
$13.99
Condition - Very Good
Only 2 left
Very Good

Summary

An examination of childhood in Western society since 1550 which also covers childhood in ancient and medieval Europe and the historiography of childhood. Topics from 1500 cover family, work and school as well as child labour, philanthropy, cruelty to children and childhood in the 20th century.

Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 Summary

Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 by Hugh Cunningham

An exceptional book in which Hugh Cunningham surveys the changing concepts of childhood and the changing experience of being a child, in Europe and North America across five centuries.

Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 Reviews

'An excellent and accessible starting point' History Review 'This is a fascinating book full of vivid examples and sound in its judgement'. Teaching History

Table of Contents

Introduction1. The Classical and Christian Inheritance2. Children and Childhood in the Middle Ages3. The Emergence of an Ideology of Childhood 1500-18504. Family, Work and School 1500-19005. Philanthropy and the State,1200-18006. Philanthropy and the State in the Nineteenth Century7. 'The Century of the Child'8. Conclusion: The End of Childhood?

Additional information

GOR001527366
9780582238541
0582238544
Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500 by Hugh Cunningham
Hugh Cunningham
Studies In Modern History
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education Limited
1995-07-13
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500