The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought

Name: The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought
Author: Alexander Francis Chamberlain

by Alexander Francis Chamberlain

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The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-04-01

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Public domain in the USA.

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Children -- Folklore Child rearing Folklore and children

About the author

Alexander Francis Chamberlain

1865–1914

A pioneering anthropologist who helped shape the study of culture in North America, he is remembered for wide-ranging work on Indigenous languages, folklore, and childhood. His career also stands out for a landmark academic first: earning the first Ph.D. in anthropology granted in the United States.

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