A survey of childhood that reveals startling views of life in Europe and America during the past 2000 years. This book documents the lives of former children wh
In this lively and accessible book, Colin Heywood explores the changing experiences and perceptions of childhood from the early Middle Ages to the beginning of
While children are a relatively unchanging fact of life, childhood is a constantly shifting concept. Throughout the millennia, the age at which a child becomes
Colin Heywood's classic account of childhood from the early Middle Ages to the First World War combines a long-run historical perspective with a broad geographi
The Routledge History of Childhood in the Western World provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding the history of childhood in the West from