Home Away from Home: The Forgotten History of Orphanages
For most people, the word orphanage” conjures up images of poor little Oliver Twist pleading for more gruel. Many are convinced that the history of orphanages is a social welfare record of total devastation to the lives of the children who grew up in them. Indeed, many of the scholars who contributed to Home Away From Home began their research with the conventional negative view of orphanages. But they arrived at far more balanced assessments of the historical record: while the orphanages studied were not perfect, they were often good solutions to dire conditions for children.The future of America's most vulnerable citizens is on the line, sa…
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- ISBN: 978-1-59403-245-5
- EAN: 9781594032455
- Produktnummer: 4407124
- Verlag: Encounter Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 330 S.
- Masse: H23.7 cm x B16.4 cm x D3.4 cm 722 g
- Gewicht: 722
Über den Autor
RICHARD B. MCKENZIE grew up at the Barium Springs Home for Children in Piedmont, North Carolina. His experience there led him to write The Home: A Memoir of Growing Up in an Orphanage (1996) and to edit Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century (1998). He has also produced Homecoming: The Forgotten World of America’s Orphanages, which has aired on PBS stations across the country. He is the Walter B. Gerken Professor of Enterprise and Society in the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Irvine.
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