ABSTRACT

The Routledge History of Childhood in the Western World provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding the history of childhood in the West from antiquity to the present day. By broadly incorporating the research in the field of Childhood Studies, the book explores the major advances that have taken place in the past few decades in this crucial field.

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Part I Childhood in the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, and Early Modern Europe

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Part II Creating childhoods in the Western World since 1500