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Focusing on the evolution of childhood governance in the West, this book explores three significant historical periods, highlighting changes in the conceptualization and regulation of childhood and parenting practices. Grounded in Foucauldian theory, it draws on various disciplines to analyze how societal views and governmental policies regarding children have transformed from the early modern period to contemporary times.
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The Government of Childhood, K. Smith
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- The Government of Childhood
- Subtitle
- Discourse, Power and Subjectivity
- Language
- English
- Authors
- K. Smith
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 266
- ISBN13
- 9781137312266
- Description
- Focusing on the evolution of childhood governance in the West, this book explores three significant historical periods, highlighting changes in the conceptualization and regulation of childhood and parenting practices. Grounded in Foucauldian theory, it draws on various disciplines to analyze how societal views and governmental policies regarding children have transformed from the early modern period to contemporary times.