Research Catalog

Title

Hertfordshire children in war and peace, 1914-1939 / David Parker.

Author

Parker, David

Publication

Hatfield : Hertfordshire Publications, 2007.

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Description

xi, 378 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"David Parker's new book is a social history of Hertfordshire from the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 to the outbreak of the Second in 1939, with a particular emphasis on the development of education and attitudes towards the young. The period in question shows the people of Hertfordshire going through astonishing change as war and social upheaval convulsed the county." "Among the subjects looked at in detail are the direct effect of military conflict on the county; the evolving situation for children both at school and at work; public health; rural protectionism; the rise of vocationalism in urban schools;and the controversy over Hertfordshire church schools. Taken together, this is a significant contribution to the history of Hertfordshire in the twentieth century."--Jacket

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Geschichte 1914-1939
• Education > Hertfordshire > History > 20th century
• Children > Hertfordshire > Social conditions > 20th century
• World War, 1914-1918 > Hertfordshire
• Education > History > Hertfordshire > 20th century

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-261) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Hertfordshire in 1914 -- ch. 3. The direct effects of military conflict -- ch. 4. Schools at war -- ch. 5. Children at work -- ch. 6. The war and health -- ch. 7. Continuity and change: Hertfordshire 1914-1939 -- ch. 8. Education, social class and employment -- ch. 9. The countryside -- ch. 10. The church schools controversy -- ch. 11. A wider view of children's health and welfare 1919-1939 -- ch. 12. Conclusion.

ISBN

• 9781905313402
• 1905313403

OCLC

• 166359979
• SCSB-11443963

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library