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Author: Heather Montgomery (The Open University)
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Volume: 4
Dimensions:
Width: 24.80cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 17.20cm
Weight: 0.748kg
ISBN: 9781447305835
ISBN 10: 1447305833
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 March 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
"""An excellent book for undergraduate students."" Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy. ""Local childhoods, global issues is a fascinating and accessible book that recognises children's resilience, competency and agency and the importance of child welfare to global and national politics."" Dr Karen Wells, Assistant Dean, Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies Birkbeck “This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in contemporary international childhoods. Beautifully presented and clearly written, it offers a compelling and realistic portrait of children’s lives and the many challenges they face across the globe.” Professor Jo Boyden, Director of Young Lives, University of Oxford ""An excellent textbook for undergraduate students."" Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy."
An excellent book for undergraduate students. Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy. Local childhoods, global issues is a fascinating and accessible book that recognises children's resilience, competency and agency and the importance of child welfare to global and national politics. Dr Karen Wells, Assistant Dean, Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies Birkbeck This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in contemporary international childhoods. Beautifully presented and clearly written, it offers a compelling and realistic portrait of children's lives and the many challenges they face across the globe. Professor Jo Boyden, Director of Young Lives, University of Oxford An excellent textbook for undergraduate students. Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy.
Local childhoods, global issues is a fascinating and accessible book that recognises children's resilience, competency and agency and the importance of child welfare to global and national politics. ---Dr Karen Wells, Assistant Dean, Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies Birkbeck. This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in contemporary international childhoods. Beautifully presented and clearly written, it offers a compelling and realistic portrait of children's lives and the many challenges they face across the globe. ---Professor Jo Boyden, Director of Young Lives, University of Oxford.
Author Information
Heather Montgomery is Reader in the Anthropology of Childhood at The Open University, UK. She has carried out research with young sex workers in Thailand and written extensively on issues of children's rights, global childhoods and representations of childhood.
