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Autore |
Wells Karen C. |
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Titolo |
Childhood in a global perspective / / Karen Wells |
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Cambridge, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (576 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children |
Child development |
Children - Social conditions |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; 1 Childhood in a Global Context; Introduction; Is there a global form of childhood?; Governing childhood internationally; The organization of the book; Recommended further reading; 2 Policy and Practice; Introduction; Rescuing children: the history of child-saving; Children's rights: participation or protection?; Responding to images of children; Summary; Recommended further reading; 3 Gender, Race and Class; Introduction; Gender; Race and racism in the United States; Racial classification, racial identification and mixed-parentage children |
The intersections of class, race, gender and ageSummary; Recommended further reading; 4 Children and Families; Introduction; The governance of the family; Children in public; Summary; Recommended further reading; 5 School and Work; Introduction; Education and globalization; Working children; The impact of schools: schools as a moral technology; Summary; Recommended further reading; 6 Play in a Global Context; Introduction; Autonomous childhood cultures?; The toy industry: from local to global; Digital play; Summary; Recommended further reading; 7 Children and Politics; Introduction |
Young political activists: children or youth?School as a site of political |
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mobilization; Political mobilization and generational conflict; Young moral guardians; Summary; Recommended further reading; 8 Children and Youth at War; Introduction; Contemporary war; Child soldiers; Summary; Recommended further reading; 9 Children and Migration; Introduction; Social reproduction; Independent child and youth migration; Changing patterns of migration; Summary; Recommended further reading; 10 Rescuing Children and Children's Rights; Introduction; What is social reproduction?; Rescuing children |
The rights of cultures and the rights of childrenConclusion; Recommended further reading; References; Index; End User License Agreement |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The second edition of this compelling and popular book offers a unique global perspective on children's lives throughout the world. It shows how the notion of childhood is being radically re-shaped, in part as a consequence of globalization. Taking an engaging historical and comparative approach, the book explores social issues such as how children are constituted as raced, classed and gendered subjects; how children's involvement in war is connected to the globalization of capitalism and organized crime; and how school and work operate as sites for the governing of childhood. The book discu |
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