Centuries of Childhood

Centuries of Childhood
AuthorPhilippe Ariès
Original titleL'enfant et la vie familiale sous l'ancien régime

Centuries of Childhood: A Social History of Family Life (French: L'enfant et la vie familiale sous l'ancien régime; English: lit. "The Child and Family Life during the Ancien Régime) is a 1960 book on the history of childhood by the French historian Philippe Ariès known in English by its 1962 translation. It is considered the most famous book on the subject, and it is known for its argument that the concept of "childhood" is a modern development.

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