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Childhoods at the Intersection of the Local and the Global (Studies in Childhood and Youth)
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Description for Childhoods at the Intersection of the Local and the Global (Studies in Childhood and Youth)
Hardcover. This book examines the imposition of the western notion of childhood, deemed as universal, on other cultures and explores how local communities react to these impositions in various ways. Editor(s): Twum-Danso Imoh, Afua; Ame, Robert Kwame. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFSP1; JKSB1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Childhoods at the Intersection of the Local and the Global examines the imposition of the modern Western notion of childhood, which is now deemed as universal, on other cultures and explores how local communities react to these impositions in various ways such as manipulation, outright rejection and acceptance. The book discusses childhoods in different regions of the world and boasts a range of contributors from several academic disciplines such as Sociology, Social Work, Education, Anthropology, Criminology and Human Rights, who are experts on the regions they discuss. The book argues against the notion of a universal childhood and illustrates that ... Read more
Childhoods at the Intersection of the Local and the Global examines the imposition of the modern Western notion of childhood, which is now deemed as universal, on other cultures and explores how local communities react to these impositions in various ways such as manipulation, outright rejection and acceptance. The book discusses childhoods in different regions of the world and boasts a range of contributors from several academic disciplines such as Sociology, Social Work, Education, Anthropology, Criminology and Human Rights, who are experts on the regions they discuss. The book argues against the notion of a universal childhood and illustrates that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Childhood and Youth
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230342323
SKU
V9780230342323
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99-15
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HIND KHALED KHALIFA Associate Professor of the Sociology of Childhood in the Department of Social Studies at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia SIOBHAN LAIRD Lecturer at Nottingham University, UK KATIE MONAGHAN University of Sheffield, UK HELEN PENN Professor of Early Childhood and co-director of the International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare in the Cass ... Read more
Reviews for Childhoods at the Intersection of the Local and the Global (Studies in Childhood and Youth)
"This book provides an interesting mix of theory, history and case studies all of which concern the ways that childhoods are changing in response to globalisation. Its international focus and emphasis on the full age range of childhood will make it invaluable for those in Development Studies, Early Years, as well as those with a more general interest ... Read more