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Mother and Child: Maternity and child welfare in Dublin, 1922-60
Lindsey Earner-Byrne
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Description for Mother and Child: Maternity and child welfare in Dublin, 1922-60
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
This fascinating book provides a detailed account of the history of maternity and child welfare in Dublin between 1922 and 1960. In so doing it places maternity and child welfare in the context of twentieth-century Irish history, offering one of the only accounts of how women and children were viewed, treated and used by key lobby groups in Irish society and by the Irish state. Mother and child is of critical importance to understanding the political and social history of modern Ireland as it examines the responses of the State, the church, voluntary groups and women ... Read more
This fascinating book provides a detailed account of the history of maternity and child welfare in Dublin between 1922 and 1960. In so doing it places maternity and child welfare in the context of twentieth-century Irish history, offering one of the only accounts of how women and children were viewed, treated and used by key lobby groups in Irish society and by the Irish state. Mother and child is of critical importance to understanding the political and social history of modern Ireland as it examines the responses of the State, the church, voluntary groups and women ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719089114
SKU
V9780719089114
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99-15
About Lindsey Earner-Byrne
Lindsey Earner-Byrne is Lecturer in Modern Irish History in the School of History and Archives, University College Dublin -- .
Reviews for Mother and Child: Maternity and child welfare in Dublin, 1922-60
A serious, stimulating and important book that makes a vital contribution to women's history and the broader social history of twentieth century Ireland.
Senia Paseta, University of Oxford
Senia Paseta, University of Oxford