CiNii Books - Children in historical and comparative perspective : an international handbook and research guide

Children in Historical and Comparative Perspective presents the work of many of the world's foremost authorities on the subject in a study that affirms the importance of the role children play in the story of civilization. The contributors represent many nations as well as a variety of disciplines, from the social sciences to history and the arts. The result is a volume that covers such topics as the quality of child rearing, how cultural differences affect childhood, and patterns of both continuity and change that characterize childhood throughout the world. After the editors' introductory overview, the book's attention turns to childhood in the premodern world. The focus then shifts to the history of children in modern world countries, with each chapter supplemented by its own bibliography. This handbook, broad in its scope, highlights the uniqueness of historical and cultural influences within nations and at the same time demonstrates how the study of childhood crosses all boundaries, thereby enhancing our understanding of the human condition.

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Preface Standing on Common Ground: Reflections on the History of Children by N. Ray Hiner and Joseph M. Hawes The Premodern World Children in Antiquity by Valerie French Childhood in Medieval Europe by David Nicholas Childhood in Early Modern Europe by Sherrin Marshall Childhood in Premodern China by John Dardess The Modern World Australia and New Zealand by Mary McDougall Gordon Brazil by Elizabeth Anne Kuznesof Canada by Patricia T. Rooke and Rudy Schnell East Africa by Sara Harkness and Charles M. Super England by Nupur Chaudhuri France by Linda Clark Germany by Mary Jo Maynes and Thomas Taylor Israel by Selwyn Troen and Walter Ackerman Italy by Mary Gibson Japan by Kathleen S. Uno Mexico by Asunción Lavrin Muslim Middle East by Elizabeth Fernea Russia and the USSR by David L. Ransel The United States by Joseph M. Hawes, Constance B. Schulz, and N. Ray Hiner Index

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