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OverviewOffers a sweeping review of conceptions of and approaches to childhood. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David KennedyPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.463kg ISBN: 9780791468258ISBN 10: 0791468259 Pages: 247 Publication Date: 13 July 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Questioning Childhood Whose Child? Which Adult? The Western Construction of Childhood Theorizing Childhood Adult-Child Dialogue The Child Before Us: Education, Parenting, and the Evolution of Subjectivity 2. The Primordial Child The Divine Child The Romantic Child Romanticism, Education, and the New Humanity 3. The Invention of Adulthood Adultism and Models of the Self The Evolution of Adulthood/Childhood The Evolution of the Adult-Child Relationship 4. Childhood and the Intersubject Boundary Work The Ego Dethroned The Emergence of the Intersubject Psychogenic Theory of History and the Present Age The Dialectics of Reason and Desire The Privileged Stranger 5. Reimagining School The Purposes of Schooling The Space of Dialogue The School as Laboratory of the Third Way of Living The Dark and the Light Notes Bibliography IndexReviews"""A work of impressive historical sweep, psychological depth, and great philosophical sensitivity, ""Filled with rare eloquence and insight, this is a book that warrants considerable attention. Its breadth is impressive, and I found myself drawn in and engaged by discussions across an array of historical periods and intellectual domains bearing on the themes of the book. It is a work from which I have learned much, and to which I am sure I will return.""" A work of impressive historical sweep, psychological depth, and great philosophical sensitivity, Filled with rare eloquence and insight, this is a book that warrants considerable attention. Its breadth is impressive, and I found myself drawn in and engaged by discussions across an array of historical periods and intellectual domains bearing on the themes of the book. It is a work from which I have learned much, and to which I am sure I will return. Filled with rare eloquence and insight, this is a book that warrants considerable attention. Its breadth is impressive, and I found myself drawn in and engaged by discussions across an array of historical periods and intellectual domains bearing on the themes of the book. It is a work from which I have learned much, and to which I am sure I will return. Author InformationDavid Kennedy is Associate Professor of Educational Foundations at Montclair State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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