The Political Life of Children

The Political Life of Children
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Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages : 485
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ISBN-10 : 9780802196576
ISBN-13 : 0802196578
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Book Synopsis The Political Life of Children by : Robert Coles

Download or read book The Political Life of Children written by Robert Coles and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking study of the impact of current events on the lives and minds of children from the Pulitzer Prize-winning child psychiatrist. Most parents teach their children the lessons and skills they need to function in the world while trying to shield them from the harsher realities of life. But long before children are considered ready to face the complications of the real world, they are learning truths and perspectives most adults imagine are beyond them. Child psychiatrist and author of The Spiritual Life of Children, Robert Coles traveled the globe for more than a decade, from Northern Ireland to Nicaragua, South Africa to Southeast Asia, across the United States and beyond, conducting in-depth interviews with children about their cultures, ideologies, national pride, and political knowledge. He learned that the greater challenges, traumas, conflicts, and issues of the world around them find their way into children’s impressionable minds and play a crucial role in their development. Robert Coles’ unique and groundbreaking research sheds much-needed light on the psychology of childhood, revolutionizing both professional and personal understanding of humans’ formative years. “Robert Coles is to the stories that children have to tell what Homer was to the tale of the Trojan War.” —The New York Times Book Review


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