Go to main content

Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland [electronic resource] / Moira Maguire.

Maguire, Moira (Moira J.)
2009
HV757.A6 M33 2009eb
Available Online
Formats
Format
BibTeX
MARCXML
TextMARC
MARC
DublinCore
EndNote
NLM
RefWorks
RIS
Add to Basket

Linked e-resources

Linked Resource
Online Access

Details

Title
Precarious childhood in post-independence Ireland [electronic resource] / Moira Maguire.
Author
Maguire, Moira (Moira J.)
ISBN
9780719080814 (hbk.)
0719080819 (hbk.)
9781847793256 (e-book)
Publication Details
Manchester, U.K. ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Language
English
Description
viii, 244 p.
Call Number
HV757.A6 M33 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.70869409415
Summary
This study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised and ignored them.
Note
"Moira J. Maguire"--Book jacket.
This study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised and ignored them.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Linked Resources
Online Access
Record Appears in
Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
Poverty, family dysfunction, and state provision for neglected children
Cherished equally? "Outdoor" provision for illegitimate children
Cherished equally? Institutional provision for illegitimate children
Legislating care and protection : the Carrigan Committee, the age of consent, and adoption
The abused child?
Sanctity of child life? Official responses to infanticide
Desperate act or wilful choice? Infanticide and unwanted children.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export