Hush little baby : the invention of infant sleep in modern France /

"In the nineteenth century France became fixated on infant sleep. Pictures of sleeping babies proliferated in paintings, posters, and advertisements for cradles and toys. Childcare manuals and medical writings insisted on the importance of sleep as a measure of a child's future health and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ventura, Gal (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
1800-1899
Infants > Sleep > France > History > 19th century.
Sleeping customs > France > History > 19th century.
Motherhood > France > History > 19th century.
Infants > Care > France > History > 19th century.
Infants' supplies industry > France > History > 19th century.
HISTORY / Europe / France
Infants > Care.
Infants > Sleep.
Infants' supplies industry.
Motherhood.
Sleeping customs.
France.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Sleep and the Laws of Nature: Liberty and Disarray
  • Sleep and the Laws of Habit: Regulation and Control
  • The Institution of Motherhood: Vigilance and Bliss
  • Ambivalent Mothering: Tediousness and Depression
  • The Commodification of Sleep: Space, Clothing, and Toys
  • The Cradle of Life: Hygiene and Social Standing.

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