Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life by Philippe Ariès
Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life

Philippe Ariès

Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life

Philippe Ariès

447 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative reflective slow-paced
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Theme is the emergence of the modern conception of family life and the modern image of the nature of children. Until the end of the Middle Ages the child was, almost as soon as he was weaned, regarded as a small adult, who mingled, competed, worke...

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