The Government of Childhood

Discourse, Power and Subjectivity

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Social Policy, Social Science
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Author: K. Smith ISBN: 9781137312273
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: October 6, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: K. Smith
ISBN: 9781137312273
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: October 6, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Grounded in the Foucauldian literature on governmentality and drawing on a broad range of disciplines, this book examines the government of childhood in the West from the early modern period to the present. The book deals with three key time-periods and examines shifts in the conceptualization and regulation of childhood and child-rearing.

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Grounded in the Foucauldian literature on governmentality and drawing on a broad range of disciplines, this book examines the government of childhood in the West from the early modern period to the present. The book deals with three key time-periods and examines shifts in the conceptualization and regulation of childhood and child-rearing.

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