Heather Montgomery is Reader in the Anthropology of Childhood at The Open University, UK. She has carried out research with young sex workers in Thailand and written extensively on issues of children's rights, global childhoods and representations of childhood.

"An excellent book for undergraduate students." Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy. "Local childhoods, global issues is a fascinating and accessible book that recognises children's resilience, competency and agency and the importance of child welfare to global and national politics." Dr Karen Wells, Assistant Dean, Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies Birkbeck "This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in contemporary international childhoods. Beautifully presented and clearly written, it offers a compelling and realistic portrait of children's lives and the many challenges they face across the globe." Professor Jo Boyden, Director of Young Lives, University of Oxford "An excellent textbook for undergraduate students." Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy.

• Interventions and Ideologies ~ Heather Montgomery; Children, poverty and social inequality ~ Heather Montgomery; Achieving health for children ~ Catherine Panter-Brick; Children and violence ~ Heather Montgomery; Resilience and well being ~ Samantha Punch;  Research on childhood issues as social problems ~ Martyn Hammersley

Heather Montgomery is Reader in the Anthropology of Childhood at The Open University, UK. She has carried out research with young sex workers in Thailand and written extensively on issues of children's rights, global childhoods and representations of childhood.

"An excellent book for undergraduate students." Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy. "Local childhoods, global issues is a fascinating and accessible book that recognises children's resilience, competency and agency and the importance of child welfare to global and national politics." Dr Karen Wells, Assistant Dean, Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies Birkbeck "This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in contemporary international childhoods. Beautifully presented and clearly written, it offers a compelling and realistic portrait of children's lives and the many challenges they face across the globe." Professor Jo Boyden, Director of Young Lives, University of Oxford "An excellent textbook for undergraduate students." Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy.

• Interventions and Ideologies ~ Heather Montgomery; Children, poverty and social inequality ~ Heather Montgomery; Achieving health for children ~ Catherine Panter-Brick; Children and violence ~ Heather Montgomery; Resilience and well being ~ Samantha Punch;  Research on childhood issues as social problems ~ Martyn Hammersley

Heather Montgomery is Reader in the Anthropology of Childhood at The Open University, UK. She has carried out research with young sex workers in Thailand and written extensively on issues of children's rights, global childhoods and representations of childhood.

"An excellent book for undergraduate students." Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy. "Local childhoods, global issues is a fascinating and accessible book that recognises children's resilience, competency and agency and the importance of child welfare to global and national politics." Dr Karen Wells, Assistant Dean, Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies Birkbeck "This is an indispensable book for anyone interested in contemporary international childhoods. Beautifully presented and clearly written, it offers a compelling and realistic portrait of children's lives and the many challenges they face across the globe." Professor Jo Boyden, Director of Young Lives, University of Oxford "An excellent textbook for undergraduate students." Dr Anne Marie Smith, Bangor Univeristy.

• Interventions and Ideologies ~ Heather Montgomery; Children, poverty and social inequality ~ Heather Montgomery; Achieving health for children ~ Catherine Panter-Brick; Children and violence ~ Heather Montgomery; Resilience and well being ~ Samantha Punch;  Research on childhood issues as social problems ~ Martyn Hammersley