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Centuries of childhood, a social history of family life, Phillipe Ariès ; translated from the French by Robert Baldick

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Centuries of childhood, a social history of family life, Phillipe Ariès ; translated from the French by Robert Baldick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-437) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Centuries of childhood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

265109

Responsibility statement

Phillipe Ariès ; translated from the French by Robert Baldick

Sub title

a social history of family life

Summary

Theme 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

Table Of Contents

The Idea of childhood -- Ages of life -- Discovery of childhood -- Children's dress -- Modest contribution to the history of games and pastimes -- From immodesty to innocence -- Conclusion: Two concepts of childhood -- Scholastic life -- Medieval scholars young and old -- New institution: the college -- Origins of the school class -- Pupil's age -- Progress of discipline -- From day-school to boarding-school -- The 'Little schools' -- Roughness of schoolchildren -- Conclusion: School and the duration of childhood -- Family -- Pictures of the family -- From the medieval family to the modern family -- Conclusion: Family and sociability

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