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Raising citizens in the "century of the child" : the United States and German Central Europe in comparative perspective /
The 20th century, declared at its start to be the "Century of the Child" by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York ; Oxford :
Berghahn Books,
2010.
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| Colección: | Studies in German history ;
v. 12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The 20th century, declared at its start to be the "Century of the Child" by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone. However, the exact scope and degree of state intervention and expert influence as well as the rights and roles of mothers and fathers remained subjects of heated debates throughout the century. While there is a growing scholarly interest in the history of childhood, research in. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 256 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845459994 1845459997 |