Childhood in a global perspective /

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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Main Author: Wells, Karen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2009.
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