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The government of childhood : discourse, power and subjectivity / Karen M. Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in childhood and youthPublisher: New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2014Description: 256 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781137312266 (hbk.) :
  • 9781137312266 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.235 SMI
LOC classification:
  • HQ767.87
Contents:
1.Conceptualizing governmentality -- 2.Subjects of government -- 3.Disciplining childhood -- 4.The gentle way in child governement -- 5.Governing the responsible child.
Summary: Grounded in the Foucauldian literature on governmentality and drawing on a broad range of disciplines, this book examines the government of childhood in the West from the early modern period to the present.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 305.235 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 216773

1.Conceptualizing governmentality -- 2.Subjects of government -- 3.Disciplining childhood -- 4.The gentle way in child governement -- 5.Governing the responsible child.

Grounded in the Foucauldian literature on governmentality and drawing on a broad range of disciplines, this book examines the government of childhood in the West from the early modern period to the present.

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