Imagining childhood / Erika Langmuir.
| Author/creator | Langmuir, Erika |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2006. |
| Description | 263 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-257) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006006485 |
| ISBN | 0300101317 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780300101317 (alk. paper) |