<P>A critical analysis of&nbsp;<EM>Centuries of Childhood</EM>, in which the French historian Philippe Aries offers a fundamentally fresh interpretation of what childhood is and what the institution means for society at large. Aries's core idea is that 'childhood,' as we understand it today - a special time that requires special efforts and resources - is an invention of the 19th century, and that...

A critical analysis of Centuries of Childhood, in which the French historian Philippe Aries offers a fundamentally fresh interpretation of what childhood is and what the institution means for society at large. Ariess core idea is that childhood, as we understand it today - a special time that requires special efforts and resources - is an invention of the 19th century, and that before that date ch...

A critical analysis of Centuries of Childhood, in which the French historian Philippe Aries offers a fundamentally fresh interpretation of what childhood is and what the institution means for society at large. Ariess core idea is that childhood, as we understand it today - a special time that requires special efforts and resources - is an invention of the 19th century, and that before that date ch...

A critical analysis of Centuries of Childhood, in which the French historian Philippe Aries offers a fundamentally fresh interpretation of what childhood is and what the institution means for society at large. Ariess core idea is that childhood, as we understand it today - a special time that requires special efforts and resources - is an invention of the 19th century, and that before that date ch...

A critical analysis of Centuries of Childhood, in which the French historian Philippe Aries offers a fundamentally fresh interpretation of what childhood is and what the institution means for society at large. Ariess core idea is that childhood, as we understand it today - a special time that requires special efforts and resources - is an invention of the 19th century, and that before that date ch...

A critical analysis of Centuries of Childhood, in which the French historian Philippe Aries offers a fundamentally fresh interpretation of what childhood is and what the institution means for society at large. Ariess core idea is that childhood, as we understand it today - a special time that requires special efforts and resources - is an invention of the 19th century, and that before that date ch...