Childhood and violence in the Western tradition /

Childhood and violence in the Western tradition / edited by Laurence Brockliss and Heather Montgomery. - xvi, 336 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. - Childhood in the past monograph series ; v. 1 . - Childhood in the past monograph series ; v. 1. .

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text is divided into six. The first four deal with different manifestations through the centuries of what would be today considered violence and neglect. The fifth and sixth chapters look at the various violent and non-violent strategies used by children as coping mechanisms in what to us seems a very harsh world.




Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781842178300 (ebook)


Children--History.
Child abuse--History.
Children--Violence against--History.
Child rearing--History.
Children--Social conditions.
Civilization, Western--History.