Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland [[electronic resource] /] / Moira Maguire

• Autore: Maguire Moira (Moira J.)
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press; New York, : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.70869409415
• Soggetto topico: Children with social disabilities - Government policy - Ireland - History - 20th century; Poor children - Government policy - Ireland - History - 20th century; Christianity and politics - Catholic Church - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Ireland Social conditions 20th century; Ireland Politics and government 1922-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "Moira J. Maguire"--Book jacket.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Poverty, family dysfunction, and state provision for neglected children -- Cherished equally? "Outdoor" provision for illegitimate children -- Cherished equally? Institutional provision for illegitimate children -- Legislating care and protection : the Carrigan Committee, the age of consent, and adoption -- The abused child? -- Sanctity of child life? Official responses to infanticide -- Desperate act or wilful choice? Infanticide and unwanted children.
• Sommario/riassunto: This study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised and ignored them.
• Titolo autorizzato: Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland
• ISBN: 1-78170-260-8; 1-84779-325-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465663303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II