{"product_id":"raising-citizens-in-the-century-of-the-child-the-united-states-and-german-central-europe-in-comparative-perspective-9781782381099","title":"Raising Citizens in the 'Century of the Child':","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe 20th century, declared at its start to be the “Century of the Child” by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone. However, the exact scope and degree of state intervention and expert influence as well as the rights and roles of mothers and fathers remained subjects of heated debates throughout the century. While there is a growing scholarly interest in the history of childhood, research in the field remains focused on national narratives. This volume compares the impact of state intervention and expert influence on theories and practices of raising children in the U.S. and German Central Europe. In particular, the contributors focus on institutions such as kindergartens and schools where the private and the public spheres intersected, on notions of “race” and “ethnicity,” “normality” and “deviance,” and on the impact of wars and changes in political regimes.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is an interesting and ambitious book that seeks to present a comparative perspective on raising children in Germany and in the United States in the twentieth century… [It] brings together a wide and interesting variety of topics on both America and Germany… [and] will be of great use to students and scholars in the fields of both American and European twentieth-century childhood studies and history.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  German Studies Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis is an inspiring book for any social scientist analyzing childhood…the range of topics that are presented in this way allows insight into many constellations of ‘raising citizens,’ so that we can consider the linkage of child-rearing and education to the development of political systems in many variations. The various chapters taken together convey evidence for the main idea of the book: twentieth-century childhood is a political, and especially, national affair.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH-Childhood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“The strength of this impressive collection is that it brings the family and childhood back in and emphasizes the significance of these subjects for understanding debates over citizenship, the relationship of the public to the private, religion, science, and secularization in the twentieth century. The comparative focus on Germany and the United States works well, and several of the articles are in (at least indirect) conversation with each other in ways that illuminate the comparison.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Robert G. Moeller\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California, Irvine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/b\u003e Child-Rearing and Citizenship in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: FOUNDATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Children and the National Interest\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSonya Michel\u003c\/i\u003e (with \u003ci\u003eEszter Varsa\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: NEW BEGINNINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Children’s Future, Nation’s Future: Race, Citizenship, and the U.S. Children’s Bureau\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eKatherine Bullard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e From Reform Pedagogy to War Pedagogy: Education Reform before 1914 and the Mobilization for War in Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAndrew Donson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘Linked with the welfare of all peoples’: The American Kindergarten, Americanization, and Internationalism in World War I\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eEllen Berg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART III: REDEFINING PARENTS' ROLES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e How Should We Raise Our Son Benjamin? Advice Literature for Mothers in Early Twentieth-Century Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eCarolyn Kay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Debunking Mother Love: American Mothers and the Momism Critique in the Mid-Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRebecca Jo Plant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Paternity, Rechristianization, and the Quest for Democracy in Postwar West Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eTill van Rahden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART IV: PARENTAL RIGHTS AND STATE DEMANDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Who Owns Children? Parents, Children, and the State in the United States South\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eCharles A. Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘Children Betray their Father and Mother’: Collective Education, Nationalism, and Democracy in the Bohemian Lands, 1900-1948\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eTara Zahra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Asserting Their ‘Natural Right’: Parents and Public Schooling in Post-1945 Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eDirk Schumann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e ‘Special Relationships’: The State, Social Workers, and Abused Children in the United States, 1950-1990\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eLynne Curry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042210742615,"sku":"9781782381099","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782381099.jpg?v=1750953458","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/raising-citizens-in-the-century-of-the-child-the-united-states-and-german-central-europe-in-comparative-perspective-9781782381099","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}