03017nam 2200673 a 450 991078124520332120170815145117.01-84545-999-710.1515/9781845459994(CKB)2550000000036175(EBL)710988(OCoLC)727649502(SSID)ssj0000540608(PQKBManifestationID)12193320(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540608(PQKBWorkID)10598363(PQKB)11420627(MiAaPQ)EBC710988(DE-B1597)637197(DE-B1597)9781845459994(EXLCZ)99255000000003617520100402d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRaising citizens in the "century of the child"[electronic resource] the United States and German Central Europe in comparative perspective /edited by Dirk SchumannNew York ;Oxford Berghahn Books20101 online resource (264 p.)Studies in German history ;v. 12Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-109-0 1-84545-696-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-248) and index.pt. 1. Foundations -- pt. 2. New beginnings -- pt. 3. Redefining parents' roles -- pt. 4. Parental rights and state demands. The 20th century, declared at its start to be the "Century of the Child" by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone. However, the exact scope and degree of state intervention and expert influence as well as the rights and roles of mothers and fathers remained subjects of heated debates throughout the century. While there is a growing scholarly interest in the history of childhood, research Studies in German history ;v. 12.ChildrenUnited StatesSocial conditions20th centuryChildrenGermanySocial conditions20th centuryChildrenGovernment policyUnited StatesHistory20th centuryChildrenGovernment policyGermanyHistory20th centuryCitizenshipUnited StatesCitizenshipGermanyChildrenSocial conditionsChildrenSocial conditionsChildrenGovernment policyHistoryChildrenGovernment policyHistoryCitizenshipCitizenship306.8740943Schumann Dirk1503286MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781245203321Raising citizens in the "century of the child"3731577UNINA