{"product_id":"childhood-in-a-global-perspective-hardback-9781509541706","title":"Childhood in a Global Perspective (Hardback) 9781509541706","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChildhood in a Global Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKaren Wells (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509541706, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The third edition of Karen Wells’ acclaimed work […] makes a persuasive case […] why solutions to contemporary insecurities of childhood must be found through addressing structural inequalities not through ever greater scrutiny of individual children and their families.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Law, Policy and The Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This refreshed third edition by Karen Wells is engagingly written, drawing on a wide range of international literature on childhood.  Lucidly presented, with a clear-eyed focus on key debates surrounding childhood, the summaries and further reading make it a ‘must read’ student text for anyone with an interest in Childhood Studies.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnoop Nayak, Professor in Social \u0026amp; Cultural Geography, Newcastle University, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eChildhood in a Global Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e offers a superb analysis of the structural forces and everyday practices that shape childhood today. Linking the processes of neoliberal globalization to the lived experiences of children worldwide, the book deftly highlights the impact of uneven development and social inequity on society’s most vulnerable population.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatharyne Mitchell, University of California, Santa Cruz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis popular book provides a compelling introduction to thinking about childhood in rigorous and critical ways. Karen Wells offers a unique global perspective on children’s lives, showing how the notion of childhood varies widely and is continuously being radically re-shaped.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Taking children seriously as active participants in society, the book explores key social issues such as how children are constituted as raced, classed and gendered subjects; how school and work operate as sites for the governing of childhood; and how children both shape and are shaped by politics, culture and the economy. Taking an engaging historical and comparative approach, the book discusses wide-ranging topics including children’s rights, the family, play, labour, migration and trafficking. In addition to updated literature throughout, this revised third edition includes extensive new material on children’s activism, politics and war, and a whole new chapter on juvenile justice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book will continue to be of great value to students and scholars in the fields of sociology, geography, social policy and development studies. It will also be a valuable companion to practitioners whose work involves or impacts children, as well as to anyone interested in childhood in the contemporary world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Childhood in a Global Context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Policy and Practice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Race, Class and Gender\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Families\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. School and Work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Play\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 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