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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Oakville, Conn., : Oxbow Books, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.87409182/1
• Soggetto topico: Children - History; Child abuse - History; Children - Violence against - History; Child rearing - History; Children - Social conditions; Civilization, Western - History
• Altri autori: BrocklissL. W. B MontgomeryHeather
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Childhood and violence in the Western tradition
• ISBN: 1-84217-828-8; 1-84217-830-X; 1-299-48513-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827671703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Childhood in the past monograph series ; ; v. 1.