Inhabiting 'childhood': children, labour and schooling in postcolonial india
Auteur :
Balagopalan, S.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349333561
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Through a rich ethnography of street and working children in Calcutta, India, this book offers the first sustained enquiry into postcolonial childhoods, arguing that the lingering effects of colonialism are central to comprehending why these children struggle to inhabit the transition from labour to schooling.