An Introduction to Childhood

Anthropological Perspectives on Children's Lives
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In An Introduction to Childhood, Heather Montgomery examines the role children have played within anthropology, how they have been studied by anthropologists and how they have been portrayed and analyzed in ethnographic monographs over the last one hundred and fifty years. Offers a comprehensive overview of childhood from an anthropological perspective Draws upon a wide range of examples and evidence from different geographical areas and belief systems Synthesizes existing literature on the anthropology of childhood, while providing a fresh perspective Engages students with illustrative ethnographies to illuminate key topics and themes

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  • ISBN13 9781444358254
  • Pages 296
  • Released 2011
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Edition 1
  • Language English