| Constructions of Childhood in Ancient Greece and Italy Contributor(s): Cohen, Ada (Editor), Rutter, Jeremy B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0876615418 ISBN-13: 9780876615416 Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 Annotation: These Papers Explore Ancient notions and experiences of childhood around the Mediterranean, from prehistory to late antiquity. They are grouped into sections on: Families; Socialization and Enculturation; Rituals and Life Transitions; Gender and Representation; Burial; Commemoration; Childhood and the Classical Tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Social Science | Children's Studies - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 305.230 |
| LCCN: 2007027062 |
| Series: Hesperia Supplement |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 8.33" W x 10.92" (3.26 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Prehistoric - Cultural Region - Mediterranean - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These 20 papers explore ancient notions and experiences of childhood around the Mediterranean, from prehistory to late antiquity. They are grouped into sections on Families; Socialization and Enculturation; Rituals and Life Transitions; Gender and Representation; Burial; Commemoration; and Childhood and the Classical Tradition. The contributors come from a range of different disciplines, including art history, archaeology, classical philology, and physical anthropology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cohen, Ada: - Ada Cohen is Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College. Jeremy B. Rutter is Sherman Fairchild Professor of the Humanities at Dartmouth College. |