The History of Childhood

The History of Childhood
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 137
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ISBN-10 : 0190681411
ISBN-13 : 9780190681418
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Book Synopsis The History of Childhood by : James Alan Marten

Download or read book The History of Childhood written by James Alan Marten and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2018 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Marten provides a sweeping narrative of the key features of childhood through time and around the world, focusing on conflict and change, war and reform, and the issues and conditions that have shaped childhood throughout history and continue to shape it in the twenty-first century.


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