Children's Homes : A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Young Paperback / softback
by Peter Higginbotham
Paperback / softback
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What image does the word orphanage conjure up in your mind?
A sunny scene of carefree children at play in the grounds of a large ivy-clad house? Or a forbidding grey edifice whose cowering inmates were ruled over with a rod of iron by a stern, starched matron?
In Children's Homes, Peter Higginbotham explores the history of the institutions in Britain that were used as a substitute for children s natural homes.
From the Tudor times to the present day, this fascinating book answers questions such as: Who founded and ran all these institutions?
Who paid for them? Where have they all gone? And what was life like for their inmates? Illustrated throughout, Children's Homes provides an essential, previously overlooked, account of the history of these British institutions.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:310 pages, 130 illustrations
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Publication Date:02/08/2017
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- ISBN:9781526701350
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:310 pages, 130 illustrations
- Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Publication Date:02/08/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526701350