Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family LifeTheme is the emergence of the modern conception of family life and the modern image of the nature of children. Until the end of the Middle Ages the child was, almost as soon as he was weaned, regarded as a small adult, who mingled, competed, worked, and played with mature adults. |
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Contents
THE AGES OF LIFB | 15 |
U THE DISCOVERY OF CHILDHOOD | 33 |
childrens dress | 50 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life A Borzoi book Vintage Books |
| Author | Philippe Ariès |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1962 |
| Length | 447 pages |
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