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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827671703321

Titolo

Childhood and violence in the Western tradition [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Laurence Brockliss and Heather Montgomery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Oakville, Conn., : Oxbow Books, c2010

ISBN

1-84217-828-8

1-84217-830-X

1-299-48513-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Childhood in the past monograph series ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BrocklissL. W. B

MontgomeryHeather

Disciplina

306.87409182/1

Soggetti

Children - History

Child abuse - History

Children - Violence against - History

Child rearing - History

Children - Social conditions

Civilization, Western - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; List of Illustrations; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Child Sacrifice; 2. Infanticide, Abandonment and Abortion; 3. Physical Cruelty and Socialisation; 4. Child Exploitation; 5. Violent Children, Youth Enforcers, and Juvenile Delinquents; 6. Coping Strategies and Exit Routes; Index; Plates

Sommario/riassunto

The violence and neglect suffered by children today is a common subject of media attention and much political hand-wringing, not just in Britain but in other parts of the western world. As yet, however, there has been no attempt to explore this concern historically and look at how the boundary between good and bad parenting may have changed across time. This book attempts to fill the gap by examining the role of violence and neglect in the relations between parents/carers and children from the Bronze Age to the present. By demonstrating how the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable form