"A Cultural History of Childhood and Family "presents an
authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of
six volumes covers 2800 years of history, charting the cultural,
social, economic, religious, medical and political changes in
domestic life.
"1. A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in Antiquity"
Edited by Mary Harlow and Ray Laurence, both University of
Birmingham
2. "A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Middle Ages"
Edited by Louise J. Wilkinson, Canterbury Christ Church
University
3. "A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Early Modern
Age" Edited by Sandra Cavallo, Royal Holloway, University of
London, and Silvia Evangelisti, University of East Anglia
4. "A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Age of
Enlightenment" Edited by Elizabeth Foyster, University of
Cambridge, and James Marten, Marquette University, Milwaukee
5. "A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Age of
Empire" Edited by Colin Heywood, University of Nottingham
6. "A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Modern Age"
Edited by Joseph M. Hawes, University of Memphis, and N. Ray Hiner,
University of Kansas
Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: 1. Family
Relationships; 2; Community; 3. Economy; 4. Geography and the
Environment; 5. Education; 6. Life Cycle; 7. The State; 8. Faith
and Religion; 9. Health and Science; 10. World Contexts.
This means readers can either have a broad overview of a period by
reading a volume or follow a theme through history by reading the
relevant chapter in each volume. Well illustrated, the full six
volume set combines to present the most authoritative and
comprehensive survey available on family and childhood through
history.
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