Children, Poverty and Nationalism in Lithuania, 1900–1940

AvAndrea Griffante

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book discusses the emergence of care for orphaned, abandoned and poor children in Lithuania from the early twentieth century to the beginning of the Second World War. In particular, it focuses on how such practices were influenced by nationalist and political discourses, and how orphanages became privileged institutions for nation building. Emerging during the humanitarian crisis following the First World War, the Lithuanian orphaned and destitute children’s assistance network had an eminently ethno-national character, and existed in parallel with, and was challenged by, Polish poor child assistance institutions. By analysing such care for children, this book explores concepts such as the nation state and citizenship, as well as the connections between poverty, childhood and nationalism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-14
Mått:148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt:323 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:148
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030308698

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Andrea Griffante is a Senior Research Fellow at the Lithuanian Institute of History, Vilnius. After graduating at the University of Trieste, he received his PhD in history from the University of Klaipėda, Lithuania.

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“This book is a welcome addition to the history of childhood, nationalism, and charitable organizations. The text is separated into chapters tackling concise eras and offering a fresh comparison with other similar European movements. … this book is an important contribution to the history of childhood and youth in understanding and contextualizing both local and regional differences, but also showing how the rise in influence of political movements can affect the provision of aid to children in need.” (Aisling Shalvey, The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Vol. 16 (3), 2023)

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Future of the Nation: The Emergence of Poor Children as a Problem.- 2. The Great War over Children, 1914–1918.- 3. Rehabilitating Children: Lithuania and International Humanitarian Aid, 1918-1923.- 4. The New Interwar Order: Children, Rehabilitation and Discipline, 1923-1940.- 5. Final Remarks.