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The Unwanted Child
Joel F. Harrington
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Description for The Unwanted Child
Hardcover. The baby abandoned on the doorstep is a phenomenon that has virtually disappeared from our experience, but in the early modern world, unwanted children were a very real problem for parents, government officials, and society. This work recreates sixteenth-century Nuremberg to explore what befell abandoned, neglected, abused, or delinquent children. Num Pages: 480 pages, 64 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
The baby abandoned on the doorstep is a phenomenon that has virtually disappeared from our experience, but in the early modern world, unwanted children were a very real problem for parents, government officials, and society. The "Unwanted Child" skillfully recreates sixteenth-century Nuremberg to explore what befell abandoned, neglected, abused, or delinquent children in this critical period. Joel F. Harrington tackles this question by focusing on the stories of five individuals. In vivid and poignant detail, he recounts the experiences of an unmarried mother-to-be, a roaming mercenary who drifts in and out of his children's lives, a civic leader handling the ... Read more
The baby abandoned on the doorstep is a phenomenon that has virtually disappeared from our experience, but in the early modern world, unwanted children were a very real problem for parents, government officials, and society. The "Unwanted Child" skillfully recreates sixteenth-century Nuremberg to explore what befell abandoned, neglected, abused, or delinquent children in this critical period. Joel F. Harrington tackles this question by focusing on the stories of five individuals. In vivid and poignant detail, he recounts the experiences of an unmarried mother-to-be, a roaming mercenary who drifts in and out of his children's lives, a civic leader handling the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226317274
SKU
V9780226317274
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About Joel F. Harrington
Joel F. Harrington is assistant provost for international affairs and associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University. His books include Reordering Marriage and Society in Reformation Germany.
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