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In the second half of the nineteenth century, prominent English child rescuers, reconstituted the vulnerable body of the child at risk as central to the survival of nation, race and empire. The book explains how the project contributed to the neglect and abuse disclosed in recent enquiries into the past treatment of children in out-of-home âcareâ. -- .

Table of Contents

Contents
List of figures
Preface
List of abbreviations
1. The child as citizen
2. The gospel of child rescue
3. The body of the child
4. The body of the nation
5. The salvation of the race
6. The salvation of the empire
7. A new orthodoxy in child protection practice
8. Lost, stolen or forgotten: the legacy of the survivors
Bibliography
Index

Child Nation Race and Empire

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    A Hardback by Margot Hillel, Shurlee Swain

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/07/2010
      ISBN13: 9780719078941, 978-0719078941
      ISBN10: 719078946

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the second half of the nineteenth century, prominent English child rescuers, reconstituted the vulnerable body of the child at risk as central to the survival of nation, race and empire. The book explains how the project contributed to the neglect and abuse disclosed in recent enquiries into the past treatment of children in out-of-home âcareâ. -- .

      Table of Contents

      Contents
      List of figures
      Preface
      List of abbreviations
      1. The child as citizen
      2. The gospel of child rescue
      3. The body of the child
      4. The body of the nation
      5. The salvation of the race
      6. The salvation of the empire
      7. A new orthodoxy in child protection practice
      8. Lost, stolen or forgotten: the legacy of the survivors
      Bibliography
      Index

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