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The Rise and Fall of the British Nanny

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First published in 1972, Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy's The Rise and Fall of the British Nanny became an instant classic of social history - a groundbreaking study of the golden era of an extraordinary and exclusive British institution. Drawing upon extensive paper research and interviews with former nannies and their charges, Gathorne-Hardy offers 'a study of a unique and curious way of bringing up children, which evolved among the upper and upper-middle-classes during the nineteenth century, flourished for approximately eighty years and then, with the Second World War, vanished for ever.' The nanny hereby earns her place in the story of the British Empire; also in the histories of psychology, child-rearing and British ruling class mores. 'Marvellously researched and beautifully written.' W. H. Auden, Observer 'Enough to delight the sternest critic.' Auberon Waugh, Harpers & Queen

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Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy

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First published in 1972, Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy's The Rise and Fall of the British Nanny became an instant classic of social history - a groundbreaking study of the golden era of an extraordinary and exclusive British institution.

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Authors Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy, Jonathan (Author) Gathorne-Hardy
Publisher Faber & Faber
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.04.2015
 
EAN 9780571321698
ISBN 978-0-571-32169-8
No. of pages 358
Dimensions 135 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature
Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family

HISTORY / Social History, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Advice on parenting, Social and cultural history, Parenting: advice and issues

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