Child welfare and social action in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries : international perspectives /

This collection of twelve essays represents an important contribution to the understanding of child welfare and social action in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They challenge many assumptions about the history of childhood and child welfare policy and cover a variety of themes including the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lawrence, Jon, 1961- (Editor), Starkey, Pat (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Child welfare > History > 19th century > Congresses.
Child welfare > History > 20th century > Congresses.
Immigrant children > History > 20th century > Congresses.
Female juvenile delinquents > History > Congresses.
Enfants immigrants > Histoire > 20e siècle > Congrès.
Jeunes délinquantes > Histoire > Congrès.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Child welfare
Female juvenile delinquents
Immigrant children
Sociale politiek.
Jeugdbeleid.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Child Welfare and Social Action; I: Gender and 'Delinquency'; II: Child Emigration; III: Rethinking Philanthropy; IV: 'Welfare States' and Child Welfare; Notes on Contributors; Index

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