Small Worlds: Children and Adolescents in America, 1850-1950

by Paula Petrik

Book Overview

Historians have been guilty of child neglect. Yes, they've studied children, but only to learn about adults. Typically they've chosen adult-centered research topics like child-rearing practices, social attitudes toward children, and the evolution of public institutions like education and juvenile courts.

The thirteen essays in Small Worlds take a different tack. They treat children as active, influential participants in society. Here...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700605118
• ISBN13: 9780700605118
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.3"