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Beloved Children: History of Childhood in Hungary in the Early Modern Age
Contributor(s): Peter, K. (Author), Peter, Katalin (Editor)
ISBN: 9639116777     ISBN-13: 9789639116771
Publisher: Central European University Press
OUR PRICE:   $35.10  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: November 2000
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Annotation: Drawing on evidence from a wide collection of surviving family papers, Beloved Children is a comprehensive study examining topics such as family intimacy, paternal and maternal attitudes, providing the reader with a valuable insight into a child's life in Hungary during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

With the aid of case studies, the volume illustrates every aspect of Hungarian childhood in the early modern age from a variety of perspectives birth, care, education, marriage, orphanhood and death. The book also includes a unique portrayal of family life in the Hungarian aristocracy.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History
- Social Science | Children's Studies
Dewey: 305.230
LCCN: 2001028176
Physical Information: 1.12" H x 6.38" W x 9.22" (1.26 lbs) 180 pages