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Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life

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Author
Philippe Ariès
Translator
Robert Baldick
Cover artist
Muriel Nasser
Original title
L'enfant et la vie familiale sous l'ancien régime
Translated title
The Child and Family Life in the Ancien Régime
Language
English
Original language
French
Publisher
Vintage Books
Categories
Anthropology, history, and sociology
Publication year
1962
Original publication year
1960
ISBN
0-394-70286-7
Pages
447
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Table of contents

  • Intrduction

Part One: The Idea of Childhood

  1. The Ages of Life
  2. The Discovery of Childhood
  3. Children's Dress
  4. A Modest Contribution to the History of Games and Pastimes
  5. From Immodesty to Innocence
  6. Conclusion: The Two Concepts of Childhood

Part Two: Scholastic Life

  1. Medieval Scholars Young and Old
  2. A New Institution: The College
  3. The Origins of the School Class
  4. The Pupil's Age
  5. The Progress of Discipline
  6. From Day School to Boarding School
  7. The 'Little Schools'
  8. The Roughness of Schoolchildren
  9. Conclusion: School and the Duration of Childhood

Part Three: The Family

  1. Pictures of the Family
  2. From the Medieval Family to the Modern Family
  3. Conclusion: The Family and Sociability
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index