Children, childhood and cultural heritage / edited by Kate Darian-Smith and Carla Pascoe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Darian-Smith, Kate.

Pascoe Leahy, Carla.

Series:

Key Issues in Cultural Heritage

Key issues in cultural heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children.

Cultural property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage explores how the everyday experiences of children, and their imaginative and creative worlds, are collected, interpreted and displayed in museums and on monuments, and represented through objects and cultural lore. Young people constitute up to half the population of any given society, but their lives are inescapably influenced by the expectations and decisions of adults. As a result, children's distinct experiences are frequently subsumed within the broader histories and heritage of their families and communities. And while adults inevitab

Contents:

pt. 1. Stories, games and memories : the intangible cultural heritage of children

pt. 2. Sites and places : the spatial heritage and commemoration of children

pt. 3. Objects and collections : the material culture of children.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-16870-2

0-203-08064-5

1-283-89434-3

1-136-16871-0

9780203080641

OCLC:

823389780