9781333545376 - The Town Child (Classic Reprint) de Bray, Reginald A. (4 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnExcerpt from The Town ChildTo deal adequately with even that phase Of the problem of the town which concerns children, would require not a volume but a library Of volumes. Omissions are frequent, and whole branches of the .

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. In this volume, the author examines the profound effects of the burgeoning urban landscape on children in the early 20th century. As towns and cities rapidly expanded, the author highlights a fundamental shift in the environment surrounding children, from a predominantly natural world to one increasingly dominated by human-made structures. The author suggests that while the natural world fosters qualities such as stability and calm, the human-made urban environment breeds a sense of excitement, constant noise, and a lack of beauty. Through a unique blend of observation and analysis, the author demonstrates how factors such as the slower pace, greater silence, and natural beauty of rural environments foster different strengths and characteristics in children compared to those growing up in urban areas. In closing, the author underscores the critical need to understand these contrasting experiences and their impact on children's development, emphasizing that the insights gained from this work remain highly relevant to contemporary society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.