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This compelling new book offers a unique global perspective on children's lives throughout the world. It shows how the notion of childhood is being radically re-shaped, in part as a consequence of globalization. Taking an engaging historical and comparative approach, the book discusses wide-ran...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wells, Karen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Children.
Child development.
Children > Social conditions.
Children > Research.
Child development > Research.
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Summary:This compelling new book offers a unique global perspective on children's lives throughout the world. It shows how the notion of childhood is being radically re-shaped, in part as a consequence of globalization. Taking an engaging historical and comparative approach, the book discusses wide-ranging issues such as children and war, child labour and young people's activism around the globe.
Physical Description:ix, 212 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-209) and index.
ISBN:0745638368 (hbk.)
9780745638362 (hbk.)
0745638376 (pbk.)
9780745638379 (pbk.)