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An Introduction to Childhood: Anthropological Perspectives on Children´s Lives
Heather Montgomery
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Description for An Introduction to Childhood: Anthropological Perspectives on Children´s Lives
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
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.
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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405125918
SKU
V9781405125918
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Ref
99-50
About Heather Montgomery
Heather Montgomery is a Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies at The Open University. She has written on children and sexuality, tourism, children’s rights and on the role of children in anthropology. Her publications include Modern Babylon? Prostituting Children in Thailand (2001), Understanding Childhood: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2003, with Martin Woodhead), and Changing Childhoods: Global and Local (2003, with Martin Woodhead ... Read more
Reviews for An Introduction to Childhood: Anthropological Perspectives on Children´s Lives
“Although this work will be most useful for an upper-level undergraduate audience, more advanced readers will also enjoy it for its readability, the considerable breadth of literature covered, and its serious attempt to place children at the forefront of anthropology.” (Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, 1 April 2011) "Heather Montgomery illustrates the many ways that anthropologists have ... Read more