The child as a social actor in historical sources: Problems of identification and interpretation

Research with Children: Perspectives and Practices: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 40-63

  Hendrick, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203964576     Document Type: Chapter

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