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Author:

Fieldston, Sara, 1983-

Title:

Raising the world : child welfare in the American century / Sara Fieldston.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 316 pages ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Child welfare--United States--History--20th century.
Child rearing--United States--History--20th century.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Manufacturing the citizens of the world -- Reading Dr. Spock in postwar Europe and Japan -- Building international friendship in an orphan age -- Raising little cold warriors -- Forging the free child's armor -- Training the natives of the future -- Challenging the global parent -- Globalizing a happy childhood.

Summary:

Concerns the post World War II practice of US citizens' "adoption" of a foreign orphan (or child from a poor family) and sending aid and letters to that individual child. Also studies the NGOs that facilitated this practice. Argues that this practice was guided by the most up-to-date contemporary theories of childhood and psychological development, and was also thought to turn the assisted children into good anti-communists.

ISBN:

0674368096 (alk. paper)
9780674368095 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)893709418

LCCN:

2014028417

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)