A World of Babies : Imagined Childcare Guides for Seven Societies
DeLoache, Judy S. ; & Gottlieb, Alma ; editors:
From Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark, Svendborg, Denmark
AbeBooks Seller Since December 6, 1998
Quantity: 1From Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark, Svendborg, Denmark
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orig.cloth Minor rubbing. VG. 24x15cm, xv,280 pp Contents: If Dr. Spock were born in Bali : raising a world of babies / Judy S. DeLoache and Alma Gottlieb -- A parenting manual, with words of advice for Puritan mothers / Debbie Reese -- Luring your child into this life : a Beng path for infant care / Alma Gottlieb -- Gift from the gods : a Balinese guide to early child rearing / Marissa Diener -- Making babies in a Turkish village / Carol Delaney -- Infants of the dreaming : a Warlpiri guide to child care / Sophia L. Pierroutsakos -- The view from the Wuro : a guide to child rearing for Fulani parents / Michelle C. Johnson / Never leave your little one alone : raising an Ifaluk child / Huynh-Nhu Le. ["Are babies divine, or do they have the devil in them? Should parents talk to their infants, or is it a waste of time? Answers to questions about the nature and nurture of infants appear in this book as advice to parents in seven world societies. Imagine what Dr Spock might have written if he were a healer from Bali ! or an Aboriginal grandmother from the Australian desert ! or a diviner from a rural village in West Africa. As the seven childcare 'manuals' in this book reveal, experts worldwide offer intriguingly different advice to new parents. The creative format of this book brings alive a rich fund of ethnographic knowledge, vividly illustrating a simple but powerful truth: there exist many models of babyhood, each shaped by deeply held values and widely varying cultural contexts. After reading this book, you will never again view child rearing as a matter of 'common sense'" - Publisher's description]. Seller Inventory # 017217
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Title: A World of Babies : Imagined Childcare ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Minor rubbing. VG.
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