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The Failed Century of the Child: Governing America's Young in the Twentieth Century

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Between 1900 and 2000 an unprecedented effort to use state regulation to guarantee health, opportunity, and security to America's children failed to reach its goals. This account of the period reveals that the achievements envisioned were extremely ambitious and reflected entrenched, but self-contradictory, values as well as Americans' inconsistent expectations of government. Based on extensive re... More
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PublisherCambridge University Press
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages384
ISBN-100521828783
ISBN-13978-0521828789
Publication Date10/27/2003
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About Judith Sealander (Author) : Judith Sealander is a published author. Published credits of Judith Sealander include The Failed Century of the Child: Governing America's Young in the Twentieth Century.
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