Children of Spring Street

The Bioarchaeology of Childhood in a 19th Century Abolitionist Congregation

AvMeredith A. B. Ellis

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book examines how the shifts in the early 19th century in New York City affected children in particular. What emerges are life histories of children—of infants, toddlers, younger children, older children, and adolescents—during this time of transition in New York City.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-01-25
Mått:155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:254 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bioarchaeology and Social Theory
Antal sidor:143
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030064914

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Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

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Meredith A.B. Ellis holds a PhD in Anthropology from Syracuse University. She also holds Master’s Degrees in Anthropology and English Language and Literature. She is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Florida Atlantic University. Her research interests include social bioarchaeology, the bioarchaeology of childhood, the 19th century United States, and health and inequality. She has worked on the Spring Street Presbyterian Church collection, the China Gulch faunal collection, and the Donner Party Alder Creek Campsite collection.

Innehållsförteckning

1: Introduction.- 2: Sketch of a City.- 3: Hearth and Home: Infants, Birth through 1.5 Years of Age.- 4: Exposures: Toddlers and Younger Children, 1.5-4.5 Years of Age.- 5: Restless Youth: Older Children, 4.5-9.5 Years of Age.- 6: Transitioning: 9.5-14.5 Years of Age.- 7: Deconstructing Childhood.