Centuries of Childhood

A Social History of Family Life

Philippe Aries

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English

Random House USA Inc
12 July 1965

History; People & places (Children's&YA)

The theme of this extraordinary book is the evolution of the modern conception of family life and the modern image; of the nature of children. Aries traces the evolution of the concept of childhood from the end of the Middle Ages, when the child was regarded as a small adult, to the present child-centered society, by means of diaries, paintings, games, and school curricula.

Ironically, he finds that individualism, far from triumphing in our time, has been held in check by the family, and that the increasing power of the tightly-knit family circle has flourished at the expense of the rich-textured communal society of earlier times. Translated from the French by Robert Baldick.

By: Philippe Aries
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780394702865
ISBN 10: 0394702867
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 12 July 1965
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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