|
|
|
books
| book details |
The Cruelty Man: Child Welfare, the NSPCC and the State in Ireland, 1889–1956
By (author) Sarah-Anne Buckley
|
This book is currently unavailable. Enquire to check if we can source a used copy
|
| book description |
Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record. By examining the social problems addressed by philanthropists and child protection workers from the nineteenth century, we can begin to understand more about the treatment of children and the family today. In Ireland, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) was the principle organisation involved in investigating families and protecting children. The ‘cruelty men’, as NSPCC inspectors were known, acted as child protection workers and ‘children’s police’. This book looks at their history as well as the history of Ireland’s industrial schools, poverty in Irish families, changing ideas around childhood and parenthood and the lives of children in Ireland from 1838 to 1970. It is a history filled with stories of real families, families often at the mercy of the State, the Catholic Church and voluntary organisations. It is a must-read for all with an interest in the Irish family and Irish childhood past and present. -- .
| product details |
Normally shipped |
Publisher | Manchester University Press
Published date | 1 Nov 2015
Language |
Format | Digital (delivered electronically)
Pages | 272
Dimensions | 0 x 0 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-5261-0270-6
Readership Age |
BISAC | social science / human services
| other options |
|
|
|
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |
|
|
|
| specials |
|
|
An epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?
|
|
|
Mason Coile
Paperback / softback
224 pages
was: R 520.95
now: R 468.95
|
A terrifying locked-room mystery set in a remote outpost on Mars.
|
|
|
|
