The Politics of Childhood: International Perspectives, Contemporary Developments

by Jim Goddard

Book Overview

This book analyzes the nature and experience of childhoods around the world at the beginning of the 21st century. Wide-ranging developments concerning children in the fields of social policy, sociology and politics have spurred significant growth in the social study of childhood. The book, which is primarily designed for students, academics and practitioners who need to keep up with fast-moving contemporary developments, considers childhood from a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403935513
• ISBN13: 9781403935519
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.9"