Unwanted Children, abandoned Children: Sides of the Childhood in the 19th Century Wallachia
Unwanted Children, abandoned Children: Sides of the Childhood in the 19th Century Wallachia
Author(s): Nicoleta RomanSubject(s): History
Published by: Centrul de Studiere a Populaţiei
Keywords: childhood; child abandonment; family history; society; Wallachia; 19th Century
Summary/Abstract: The fate of abandoned children has remained mostly hidden behind the figures, reports and terse information, which the State sometimes chose to disclose. But this study seeks to reveal what is behind all this, bringing into question the details of infant abandonment during the 19th Century and even the possibility that a child had to build his own life or identity with a new family.
Journal: Romanian Journal of Population Studies
- Issue Year: 3/2009
- Issue No: Supplement
- Page Range: 673-688
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
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