Adolescence and Youth in Early Modern England

by Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos

Book Overview

In preindustrial England, few people could expect to live past the age of forty, and so adolescence and youth represented a significant proportion of an individual's life. This book by Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos is the first to explore in depth the transition from childhood to adulthood during this period, describing the maturation processes of young people from the middle and lower classes who spent their youth as apprentices, domestic servants, or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030020468X
• ISBN13: 9780300204681
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"