num_pages: 160
description: Filling a gap in a field with very few teaching books available, Childhood in World History provides a much-needed historical overview. Studying childhood historically greatly advances our understanding of what childhood is about, and a world history focus permits broad questions to be asked. Peter N. Stearns, an esteemed name in the field, focuses on childhood in several Highlighting the gains, the divisions, and the losses for children across the millennia, this fascinating book will appeal to students across the board, and will prove an excellent teaching resource.
language: English
title: Childhood in World History
titlecomplete: Childhood in World History (Themes in World History)
genres: World History, The World, History, Childrens, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 69
publisher: Routledge