Inhabiting 'Childhood': Children, Labour and Schooling in Postcolonial India

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
Cover of the book Inhabiting 'Childhood': Children, Labour and Schooling in Postcolonial India by S. Balagopalan, Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Author: S. Balagopalan ISBN: 9781137316790
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: April 29, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: S. Balagopalan
ISBN: 9781137316790
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: April 29, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Through a rich ethnography of street and working children in Calcutta, India, this book offers the first sustained enquiry into postcolonial childhoods, arguing that the lingering effects of colonialism are central to comprehending why these children struggle to inhabit the transition from labour to schooling.

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Through a rich ethnography of street and working children in Calcutta, India, this book offers the first sustained enquiry into postcolonial childhoods, arguing that the lingering effects of colonialism are central to comprehending why these children struggle to inhabit the transition from labour to schooling.

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