| A History of the Girl: Formation, Education and Identity Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): O'Dowd, Mary (Editor), Purvis, June (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3030098796 ISBN-13: 9783030098797 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - History | World - General - Social Science | Children's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.75 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is centered on the history of the girl from the medieval period through to the early twenty-first century. Authored by an international team of scholars, the volume explores the transition from adolescent girlhood to young womanhood, the formation and education of girls in the home and in school, and paid work undertaken by girls in different parts of the world and at different times. It highlights the value of a comparative approach to the history of the girl, as the contributors point to shared attitudes to girlhood and the similarity of the experiences of girls in workplaces across the world. Contributions to the volume also emphasise the central role of girls in the global economy, from their participation in the textile industry in the eighteenth century, through to the migration of girls to urban centres in twentieth-century Africa and China. |