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The Archaeology of American Childhood and Adolescence (Hardcover)
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The Archaeology of American Childhood and Adolescence (Hardcover)
Series: The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective
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This is the first book to focus on archaeological evidence from the
recent past related to children, childhood, and adolescence. Jane
Baxter, a foremost authority on the archaeology of historic
American childhood, synthesizes the growing variety of ways
researchers have been approaching the topic, guiding readers
through an abundance of current data on the experiences of children
in American history. Baxter begins with a historical overview of
the changing views on childrearing and definitions of childhood
from colonial times to the present. Next, she examines
archaeological studies of children from household environments,
including farms, plantations, urban settings, industrial
communities, and military sites. She looks at studies from
institutions where children have resided, such as orphanages, poor
houses, asylums, Japanese internment camps, and Indian boarding
schools. Additionally, Baxter includes research on children buried
in cemeteries, showing what their skeletal remains and gravemarkers
can reveal about the importance of children in past communities.
Baxter concludes by featuring studies of present-day childhood,
pointing out how today's physical environments and material objects
reflect ideas about children that come from a long historical
legacy. She argues that the history of America can be understood
through the stories of the nation's children?and that with the
unique insights provided by archaeological evidence, these stories
can be more fully told. A volume in the series the American
Experience in Archaeological Perspective, edited by Michael S.
Nassaney.
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Imprint: |
University Press of Florida
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective |
Release date: |
February 2019 |
Authors: |
Jane Eva Baxter
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8130-5609-8 |
Categories: |
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Humanities >
Archaeology >
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LSN: |
0-8130-5609-8 |
Barcode: |
9780813056098 |
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