Children's Homes : A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Young
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1526701359
ISBN-13
9781526701350
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint
Pen & Sword History
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 2nd, 2017
Print length
310 Pages
Weight
720 grams
Dimensions
15.60 x 23.30 x 2.10 cms
Ksh 3,200.00
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First ever book to survey the whole history of children s homes.
What image does the word orphanage conjure up in your mind? A sunny scene of carefree children at play in the grounds of a large ivy-clad house? Or a forbidding grey edifice whose cowering inmates were ruled over with a rod of iron by a stern, starched matron? In Children's Homes, Peter Higginbotham explores the history of the institutions in Britain that were used as a substitute for children s natural homes. From the Tudor times to the present day, this fascinating book answers questions such as: Who founded and ran all these institutions? Who paid for them? Where have they all gone? And what was life like for their inmates? Illustrated throughout, Children's Homes provides an essential, previously overlooked, account of the history of these British institutions.
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