Cunningham, Hugh,

The invention of childhood / Hugh Cunningham ; [foreword by Michael Morpurgo.]. - 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm

"Published to accompany the radio series The invention of childhood, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006"--T.p. verso. Includes the play The voices of children by Michael Morpurgo.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-263) and index.

Foreword / by Michael Morpurgo -- Introduction -- The Middle Ages -- The Reformation and its aftermath -- The eighteenth century -- The Victorians -- The children of the nation, 1900-1950 -- Post-war childhood.

0563493909 (hbk.) 9780563493907 (hbk.)


Children--History--Great Britain
Children--Social conditions--Great Britain

HQ792.G7 / C87 2006

305.230941