Growing Up: The History of Childhood in Global Context (Charles Edmondson Historical Lectures)

by Peter N. Stearns

In these lectures, Peter N. Stearns combines two flourishing historical fields-the history of childhood and world history-to address the question of how much of childhood is natural and how much is historically determined. The first lecture gauges the impact of impact of the development of agriculture, civilization, and religion upon the pre-modern experience of childhood. The second lecture turns to how modern perspectives on childhood contrasted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932792287
• ISBN13: 9781932792287
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"