‘In defence of childhood’: Against the neo-liberal assault on social life

Studies in Modern Childhood: Society, Agency, Culture

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 147-166

  Lavalette, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230504929     Document Type: Chapter

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