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Author | Philippe Ariès |
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Original title | L'enfant et la vie familiale sous l'ancien régime |
Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life (French: L'enfant et la vie familiale sous l'ancien régime; English: lit. "The Child and Family Life in the Ancien Régime[1]) is a 1960 book on the history of childhood by French historian Philippe Ariès known in English by its 1962 translation.[2] It is considered the most famous book on the subject,[2] and it is known for its argument that the concept of "childhood" is a modern development.
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