Paternity: The Elusive Quest for the Father Contributor(s): Milanich, Nara B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674980689 ISBN-13: 9780674980686 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Men's Studies - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
Dewey: 362.82 |
LCCN: 2018052382 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9.3" (2.60 lbs) 360 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "In this rigorous and beautifully researched volume, Milanich considers the tension between social and biological definitions of fatherhood, and shows how much we still have to learn about what constitutes a father." |
Contributor Bio(s): Milanich, Nara B.: - Nara B. Milanich is Professor of History at Barnard College, Columbia University, where she teaches courses on the history of family, gender, and childhood. She has held fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and the National Endowment for the Humanities and was a fellow at the Heyman Center for the Humanities a Columbia University. Her previous book, Children of Fate, won the Grace Abbott Book Award from the Society for the History of Children and Youth. |