The Story
Anthropology of Childhood and Youth: International and Historical Perspectives is a sweeping study of childhood across time and space. Geoffrey Vitale, while being attentive to scholarly discussions about the historicity of categories of childhood and youth, manages to provide a comprehensive look at how notions of childhood have transformed childrens lives from premodern times through our own contemporary moment. The volume will be indispensable to any course on the history of global childhood.
Description
Anthropology of Childhood and Youth: International and Historical Perspectives is a sweeping study of childhood across time and space. Geoffrey Vitale, while being attentive to scholarly discussions about the historicity of categories of childhood and youth, manages to provide a comprehensive look at how notions of childhood have transformed childrens lives from premodern times through our own contemporary moment. The volume will be indispensable to any course on the history of global childhood.
