Childhood is a socially constructed state that can differ significantly from culture to culture and period to period. The history of childhood is rapidly emerging as an important area of study. Neil Sutherland looks at children's lives in modern, industrialized, pre-television Canada, from before the First World War to the 1960s.
Based on adult memories of childhood, this book investigates a wide selection of experiences of growing up. Sutherland lays out the structure of children's lives in such settings as the home, the classroom, the church, the streets, and the playgrounds - in...
Childhood is a socially constructed state that can differ significantly from culture to culture and period to period. The history of childhood is r...
"So often a long-awaited book is disappointing. Happily such is not the case with Sutherland's masterpiece." Robert M. Stamp, University of Calgary, in The Canadian Historical Review
"Sutherland's work is destined to be a landmark in Canadian history, both as a first in its particular field and as a standard reference text." J. Stewart Hardy, University of Alberta, in Alberta Journal of Educational Research
Such were the reviewers' comments when Neil Sutherland's groundbreaking book was first published. Now reissued in Wilfrid Laurier University Press's new...
"So often a long-awaited book is disappointing. Happily such is not the case with Sutherland's masterpiece." Robert M. Stamp, University of Calgar...
This comprehensive bibliography provides complete coverage of the English-language literature on contemporary Canadian childhood and youth. It covers scholarly, professional, and other writings, including books, monographs, the reports of government commissions, scholarly and professional articles, and magistral and doctoral dissertations.
The material is arranged geographically, and the work includes an extensive subject index and a full author index. A companion volume provides coverage of contemporary Canadian childhood and youth.
This comprehensive bibliography provides complete coverage of the English-language literature on contemporary Canadian childhood and youth. It cove...
This comprehensive bibliography provides complete coverage of the English-language literature on contemporary Canadian childhood and youth. It covers scholarly, professional, and other substantial writings, including books, monographs, the reports of government commissions, scholarly and professional articles, and magistral and doctoral dissertations.
The material is arranged geographically and includes full subject and author indexes. A companion volume covers the literature on the history of Canadian childhood.
This comprehensive bibliography provides complete coverage of the English-language literature on contemporary Canadian childhood and youth. It cove...
