In An Introduction to Childhood, Heather Montgomery examines the role children have played within anthropology, how they have been studied by anthropologists and how they have been portrayed and analyzed in ethnographic monographs over the last one hundred and fifty years.
- Offers a comprehensive overview of childhood from an anthropological perspective
- Draws upon a wide range of examples and evidence from different geographical areas and belief systems
- Synthesizes existing literature on the anthropology of childhood, while providing a fresh perspective
- Engages students with illustrative ethnographies to illuminate key topics and themes
- ISBN10 140512590X
- ISBN13 9781405125901
- Publish Date 26 September 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English