Imagining childhood / Erika Langmuir.

Author/creator Langmuir, Erika
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Description263 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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Contents Introduction : mainly about parents -- The vulnerable child -- Protection -- Innocent victims -- Mourning and consolation -- Stages of childhood -- 'The vilest state of human nature' : swaddled infancy -- First steps and the baby walker -- 'Better to keep still' : playful childhood and adult laughter -- 'Jean qui pleure et Jean qui rit', and 'as the old have sung so pipe the young' -- Miniature adults -- Children's dynastic portraits -- Conclusion : bubbles.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [231]-257) and index.
LCCN 2006006485
ISBN0300101317 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780300101317 (alk. paper)