Growing up :: the history of childhood in a global context /

Growing Up combines two flourishing historical fields-the history of childhood and world history-to address the question of how much of childhood is natural and how much is historically determined. The first lecture gauges the impact of the development of agriculture, civilization, and religion upon...

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Main Author: Stearns, Peter N.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2005.
Series:Charles Edmondson historical lectures ; 28th.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Growing Up combines two flourishing historical fields-the history of childhood and world history-to address the question of how much of childhood is natural and how much is historically determined. The first lecture gauges the impact of the development of agriculture, civilization, and religion upon the premodern experience of childhood. The second lecture contrasts modern perspectives on childhood with more traditional ones before investigating how and why modern perspectives developed and spread. These lectures clearly demonstrate that the transformation of childhood is both recent and sweep.
Physical Description:1 online resource (65 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1423729633
9781423729631
1602580456
9781602580459
1280266589
9781280266584
1932792287
9781932792287

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