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Early childhood in rich countries is a time when children are protected, and their playfulness and curiosity is encouraged. However, this perception co-exists with toleration of political and economic conditions that grossly undermine or even prematurely end the lives of millions of young children in poor countries. This book discusses how this poverty is recognized and defined through the following case-studies: * Kazakhstan - once part of the Soviet Union * Swaziland - a country in Southern Africa devastated by HIV and AIDS * Himalayan India * Brazil - one of the world's most unequal countries. These four case-studies illustrate the diversity and complexity of the responses to the attempts to globalize childhood, and highlight the need to address the inequalities of childhood experience. This book will be invaluable to anyone on early childhood courses with an international focus or studying early childhood in an international context.
| ISBN | 0415321026 | | Pages | 192 | | ISBN13 | 9780415321020 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 304 | | Imprint | Routledge | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Contesting Early Childhood | | Publication date | 24 Feb 2005 | | Height (mm) | 138 | | Library of Congress | 2004022286 | | Width (mm) | 216 | | DEWEY | 305.23091724 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General, Professional / Scholarly, Undergraduate |
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| 1 | | Global inequalities | | 1 | | 2 | | Interpreting poverty | | 19 | | 3 | | Understanding early childhood | | 45 | | 4 | | Lending a helping hand | | 66 | | 5 | | Kazakhstan | | 88 | | 6 | | Swaziland | | 104 | | 7 | | India by Pawan K. Gupta | | 119 | | 8 | | Childhood and social inequality in Brazil by Fulvia Rosemberg | | 142 | | 9 | | The ethics of intervention | | 171 |
'Penn has visited the places she describes, so she is able to give first-hand accounts ... Penn concludes these shocking snapshots of an international disgrace with positive suggestions about what can be done ... It is a powerful story well told.' - Times Educational Supplement 'Penn ... gives an insight into the practices of governments and international non-governmental organisations. By summarising discourses on these key theories it is possible for readers from all disciplines to understand the key issues being addressed. Further, the language used throughout the book makes it easily readable and understandable.' - Children's Geographies
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