Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Cruelty Man. Child Welfare, the NSPCC and the State in Ireland, 1889-1956.
Sarah-Anne Buckley
€ 55.30
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Cruelty Man. Child Welfare, the NSPCC and the State in Ireland, 1889-1956.
Paperback. The first comprehensive account of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in Ireland Num Pages: 248 pages, Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record. By examining the social problems addressed by philanthropists and child protection workers from the nineteenth century, we can begin to understand more about the treatment of children and the family today. In Ireland, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) was the principle organisation involved in investigating families and protecting children. The ‘cruelty men’, as NSPCC inspectors were known, acted as child protection workers and ‘children’s police’. This book looks at their ... Read more
Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record. By examining the social problems addressed by philanthropists and child protection workers from the nineteenth century, we can begin to understand more about the treatment of children and the family today. In Ireland, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) was the principle organisation involved in investigating families and protecting children. The ‘cruelty men’, as NSPCC inspectors were known, acted as child protection workers and ‘children’s police’. This book looks at their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526108968
SKU
V9781526108968
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sarah-Anne Buckley
Sarah-Anne Buckley is Lecturer in History in the National University of Ireland, Galway -- .
Reviews for The Cruelty Man. Child Welfare, the NSPCC and the State in Ireland, 1889-1956.
"[the book] ..forms an important part of the growing body of work on child welfare in Ireland" (Caitriona Crowe; Irish Times, March 2014)
.
.