| Description |
xviii, 194 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Growing up : history of children and youth
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Growing up (Westport, Conn.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-189) and index. |
| Contents |
Series foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. American babies in 1901 -- 2. The general public and babies : attitudes, advice, and altruism -- 3. Health, illness, and the American baby -- 4. From weaklings to fighters -- 5. The economics of infancy -- 6. Racism and the American baby -- 7. Population and immigration -- 8. Infertility and the quest for American babies -- 9. Beginning the world again, American babies at the start of a new century -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Infants -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Infants. |
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| ISBN |
9780275990886 alkaline paper |
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0275990885 alkaline paper |
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