European Childhoods

Cultures, Politics and Childhoods in Europe

Allison James author Adrian L James author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:1st Jan '08

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The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child resulted in even greater global awareness of the significance of children's rights and perspectives. The contributors to this book explore the extent to which children's interests are finding expression in different societies in Western Europe.The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child resulted in even greater global awareness of the significance of children's rights and perspectives. The contributors to this book explore the extent to which children's interests are finding expression in different societies in Western Europe.

'I am pleased to read a publication that challenges our language and our thinking in discussing children's lives. European Childhoods encourages us to look beyond legislation, policies and services to children's experiences and examine the assumptions behind the way we describe them.' Bronwen Cohen, Children and Society

'For anyone with an academic or professional interest in children's rights, this collection would be an invaluable addition to their library and is an inspirational precedent for discussing childhoods in general.' - Liz Moore, Social Policy

ISBN: 9781349546398

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250 pages

1st ed. 2008