The invention of childhood /
Hugh Cunningham.
- London : BBC, 2006.
- 302 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Radio tie-in.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on sources such as diaries, autobiographies, paintings, photographs & letters, this book presents a chronological history of the experience of children in Britain during the past 1000 years. It teaches the key elements that have shaped their lives down the ages & how it differed as a result of gender, geography & ethnicity.