Child, nation, race and empire : child rescue discourse, England, Canada and Australia, 1850-1915 / Shurlee Swain & Margot Hillel.

  • Swain, Shurlee.
Date:
2010
  • Books

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Description

'Child, Nation, Race and Empire' is an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study that contributes to the understandings of both contemporary child welfare practices and the complex dynamics of empire.

Publication/Creation

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2010.

Physical description

xii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-192) and index.

Contents

The child as citizen -- The gospel of child rescue -- The body of the child -- The body of the nation -- The salvation of the race -- The salvation of the empire -- A new orthodoxy in child protection practice -- Lost, stolen or forgotten: the legacy of the survivors.

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    History of Medicine
    UVH.4.AA8-9
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ISBN

  • 9780719078941
  • 0719078946