The History of Childhood: A Very Short Introduction

by James Marten

Book Overview

While children are a relatively unchanging fact of life, childhood is a constantly shifting concept. Throughout the millennia, the age at which a child becomes a youth and a youth becomes an adult has varied by gender, class, religion, ethnicity, place, and economic need. As author James Marten explores in this Very Short Introduction, so too have the realities of childhood, each life shaped by factors such as education, expectation, and conflict...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190681381
• ISBN13: 9780190681388
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.8"