To acknowledge society’s behaviour towards children is to reveal the understanding and explanation of cultural reproduction and transformation at the innermost core of human history
Grete Lillehammer
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Call for Papers – Locus Ludi International Conference, Fribourg University, June 22-24, 2021
A call for papers has now been released for the the Locus Ludi International Conference "Toys as Cultural Artefacts in Ancient Greek and Roman Cultures: …Read moreNew volume of Childhood in the Past
Editorial by Eileen Murphy: It is with much pleasure that I welcome you to the spring issue of Volume thirteen of Childhood in the Past, …Read more