Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society, Volume 3Paula S. Fass Macmillan Reference USA, 2004 - 1500 pages This 3-vol. set presents the social and cultural history of childhood from antiquity to the present. "Children and Childhood" examines this history through articles on education, parenting, child labor, economics, images of childhood, children's literature, play, toys and games, health, physiology, law, the criminal justice system and social welfare. Comparative articles include information about childhood in cultures throughout the world. Features 250 photographs representing the visual images of childhood. |
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