Author : Jon Lawrence
Release : 2001-01-01
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 863/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Child Welfare and Social Action in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by : Jon Lawrence
Download or read book Child Welfare and Social Action in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries written by Jon Lawrence. This book was released on 2001-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of twelve essays represents an important contribution to the understanding of child welfare and social action in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They challenge many assumptions about the history of childhood and child welfare policy and cover a variety of themes including the physical and sexual abuse of children, forced child migration and role of the welfare state.