| Description |
1 online resource (x, 316 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-302) and index. |
| Summary |
Concerns the post World War II practice of US citizens' "adoption" of a foreign orphan (or child from a poor family) and sending aid and letters to that individual child. Also studies the NGOs that facilitated this practice. Argues that this practice was guided by the most up-to-date contemporary theories of childhood and psychological development, and was also thought to turn the assisted children into good anti-communists. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Tales of love and global power -- Manufacturing the citizens of the world -- Reading Dr. Spock in postwar Europe and Japan -- Building international friendship in an orphan age -- Raising little cold warriors -- Forging the free child's armor -- Training the natives of the future -- Challenging the global parent -- Globalizing a happy childhood -- Epilogue: Raising children, uplifting the world. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Child welfare -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Child welfare. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Child rearing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Child rearing. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fieldston, Sara, 1983- Raising the world. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015 9780674368095 (DLC) 2014028417 (OCoLC)893709418 |
| ISBN |
9780674425507 (electronic book) |
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0674425502 (electronic book) |
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9780674368095 (alkaline paper) |
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0674368096 (alkaline paper) |
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