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In this pioneering book, now regarded as a hugely influential and classic study, Aries surveys children and their place in family life from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century.”
Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life
A Social History of Family Life
$38.11
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448 pages
- Release Date
12 July 1965
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Summary
The theme of this extraordinary book is the evolution of the modern conception of family life and the modern image; of the nature of children. Aries traces the evolution of the concept of childhood from the end of the Middle Ages, when the child was regarded as a small adult, to the present child-centered society, by means of diaries, paintings, games, and school curricula. Ironically, he finds that individualism, far from triumphing in our time, has been held in check by the family, and tha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780394702865 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0394702867 |
| Author: | Philippe Aries |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books USA |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 12 July 1965 |
| Weight: | 417g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 134mm x 204mm |
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Philippe Aries
About the Author: The late Philippe Aries was also the author of Centuries of Childhood.
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