Parenting and the State in Britain and Europe, c. 1870-1950 Raising
This innovative collection draws on original research to explore the dynamic interactions between parents, governments and their representatives across a range of European contexts; from democratic Britain and Finland, to Stalinist Russia and Fascist Ital
- PDF / 3,507,701 Bytes
- 293 Pages / 419.58 x 612.28 pts Page_size
- 32 Downloads / 157 Views
Parenting and the State in Britain and Europe c. 1870-1950 Raising the Nation
Parenting and the State in Britain and Europe, c. 1870–1950
Hester Barron • Claudia Siebrecht Editors
Parenting and the State in Britain and Europe, c. 1870–1950 Raising the Nation
Editors Hester Barron University of Sussex Brighton, United Kingdom
Claudia Siebrecht University of Sussex Brighton, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-3-319-34083-8 ISBN 978-3-319-34084-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-34084-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958103 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © World History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgments
This book is the result of a research project initially funded by a British Academy small grant (#SG130207), which enabled us to bring together a group of early career academics to share their expertise and ideas on the relationship between parents and the state. We are grateful to all participants for two very engaging workshops at the University of Sussex and for pursuing a collective research agenda with such enthusiasm, commitment and openness. The result is an edited collection that—we think—is more than the sum of its parts. All the contributions benefited greatly from the input of Anna Davin, Carol Dyhouse, Colin Heywood and Stephanie Spencer, who acted as discussants at our second workshop and who helped us to focus the many different ideas that were aired. Carol Dyhouse in particular has been supportive of this project from its beginning, while Colin Heywood continued to offer advice as the book developed. Others provided feedback and helped to stimulate ideas, particularly Manon Pignot and Martina Salvante, while Gl
Data Loading...
