Orphans: A History
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Orphans have often been beneficiaries of charity and compassion--but society has also punished, abused and ill-treated them. Attitudes behind this maltreatment are rooted in ideas that those without parents are disruptive, malevolent, and in need of discipline.
Drawing on historic documents, interviews and memoirs, Jeremy Seabrook charts history's changing and often loose definitions of "orphans," and explores their many "makers"--from natural...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1849049424
ISBN13:9781849049429
Release Date:November 2018
Publisher:Hurst & Co.
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.8" x 8.7"
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