American childhoods /

"Synthesizing an enormous amount of secondary source material, this book is a stunning achievement.... This book would make an ideal classroom text and should be read by anyone interested in the history of childhood." Choice.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Illick, Joseph E.
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2002]
©2002
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812202328
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Summary: "Synthesizing an enormous amount of secondary source material, this book is a stunning achievement.... This book would make an ideal classroom text and should be read by anyone interested in the history of childhood." Choice.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: 26 illus.
ISBN: 9780812202328
Index Number: HQ792
CLC: D771.285
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Chapter 1. American Indian Childhood --
Chapter 2. European American Childhood --
Chapter 3. African American Childhood --
Chapter 4. Urban Middle-Class Childhood --
Chapter 5. Urban Working-Class Childhood --
6. Suburban Childhood --
Chapter 7. Inner-City and Rural Childhoods --
Epilogue --
A Note on Sources --
Notes --
Index --
Acknowledgments.