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Series: Children's Literature and Culture
This study of children's literature as knowledge, culture, and social foundation bridges the gap between science and literature and examines the interconnectedness of fiction and reality as a two-way road. The book investigates how the civilized narrative orders experience by means of segregation,...
To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
The potential for early intervention to prevent social problems later in life has become the focus of much debate in recent years and finds itself at the centre of contemporary social policy. The meaning of ‘vulnerability’ – one of the key concepts in this drive – is examined in this book, as well...
To Be Published July 25th 2013 by Routledge
Diverse Spaces of Childhood and Youth focuses on the diverse spaces and discourses of children and youth globally. The chapters explore the influence of gender, age and other socio-cultural differences, such as race, ethnicity and migration trajectories, on the everyday lives of children and...
To Be Published August 4th 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations
There are more than 225 million migrant workers and some 20 million migrant children in Chinese cities, and the numbers are increasing with China’s continuing urbanization. This book investigates the post-middle school education and labor market decisions of migrant students in Beijing and Shanghai...
To Be Published October 30th 2013 by Routledge
During the past decade, a remarkable transference of jurisdiction to Indigenous children’s organisation has taken place in many parts of Australia, Canada, the USA and New Zealand. This reform has taken place with little attention from academic and non-Indigenous communities. It has been influenced...
To Be Published October 30th 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which was adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989, is the world’s most widely and most rapidly ratified international convention. The Convention was adopted partly in an attempt to set international norms and establish a...
To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
International Perspectives on Child Victimisation offers a comprehensive overview of the established themes and emergent debates relating to the abuse and victimization of children. Highlighting key areas of global concern, and illustrated with detailed case studies of important developments, Julia...
To Be Published December 12th 2013 by Routledge
To Be Published January 31st 2014 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia
The ways in which a society responds to the delinquent and criminal behavior of young people reveals much about its broader cultural values and political affairs. Specifically, it illuminates the particular form of state governance and governing mentality. This book examines responses to youth...
To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge
