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Thatcher's Grandchildren?

Politics and Childhood in the Twenty-First Century

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Editors:
  1. Stephen Wagg

    1. Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

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  2. Jane Pilcher

    1. University of Leicester, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood (PSHC)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. ‘Kill a kid and get a house’

    • Julian Petley
    Pages 1-26
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  3. Citizen Journalists or Cyber Bigots?

    • Bob Franklin
    Pages 27-44
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  4. The Changing Politics and Practice of Child Protection and Safeguarding in England

    • Nigel Parton
    Pages 45-68
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  5. Child Trafficking

    • Julia O’Connell Davidson
    Pages 69-88
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  6. ‘What have the Romans ever done for us?’

    • Danny Dorling
    Pages 89-100
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  7. ‘When I give food to the poor …’

    • Stephen Wagg
    Pages 101-117
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  8. A Coming or Going of Age?

    • David Rudd
    Pages 118-139
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  9. Punishment, Populism and Performance Management

    • Tim Newburn
    Pages 140-159
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  10. Children’s Rights Since Margaret Thatcher

    • Marc Cornock, Heather Montgomery
    Pages 160-178
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  11. Whiteboard Jungle

    • Stephen Wagg
    Pages 179-203
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  12. Troubling Families

    • Val Gillies
    Pages 204-224
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  13. Recolonising the Digital Natives

    • Keri Facer
    Pages 225-241
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  14. Kids for Sale?

    • David Buckingham
    Pages 242-257
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  15. The Politics of Children’s Clothing

    • Jane Pilcher
    Pages 258-274
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  16. Children’s Rights or Employers’ Rights?

    • Steve Cunningham, Michael Lavalette
    Pages 275-300
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  17. Saving the Children?

    • David Buckingham, Despina Chronaki
    Pages 301-317
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  18. Back Matter

    Pages 318-327
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Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

    Stephen Wagg

  • University of Leicester, UK

    Jane Pilcher

About the editors

Julian Petley, Brunel University, UK Bob Franklin, Cardiff School of Journalism, UK Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield, UK Julia O'Connell Davidson, University of Nottingham, UK Danny Dorling, University of Oxford, UK David Rudd, University of Bolton, UK Marc Cornock, Open University, UK Heather Montgomery, Open University, UK Val Gillies, London South Bank University, UK Keri Facer, University of Bristol, UK David Buckingham, Loughborough University, UK Steve Cunningham, University of Central Lancashire, UK Michael Lavalette, Liverpool Hope University, UK Despina Chronaki, independent scholar, UK

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