A History of Young People in the West: Ancient and Medieval Rites of Passage: Volume I

However swiftly it passes, youth is always with us, a perpetual passing phase, an apprenticeship to the myriad ways of the world, subject of panegyrics and diatribes, romances and cautionary tales from antiquity to our day. This two-volume history is the first to present a comprehensive account of what youth has been in the West and what it has meant through the ages. Brought together by Giovanni Levi and Jean-Claude Schmitt, a company of gifted historians and social scientists traces the changing character and status of young people from the gymnasia of ancient Greece to the lycé es of modern France, from the sweatshops of the industrial revolution to the crucibles of Nazi youth.

About the author

Giovanni Levi is Professor of Economic History at the University of Venice.Jean-Claude Schmitt is Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris.

Summary

Brought together by Giovanni Levi and Jean-Claude Schmitt, a company of gifted historians and social scientists traces the changing character and status of young people from the gymnasia of ancient Greece to the lycèes of modern France, from the sweatshops of the industrial revolution to the crucibles of Nazi youth.

Product details

• Assisted by: Giovanni Levi (Editor), Levi Giovanni (Editor), Camille Naish (Editor), Jean-Claude Schmitt (Editor), Schmitt Jean-Claude (Editor), Camille Naish (Translation), Naish Camille (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.1999
• EAN: 9780674404076
• ISBN: 978-0-674-40407-6
• Weight: 735 g
• Illustrations: 1 line illustration, 86 halftones
• Series: History of Young People
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Age groups: children, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Age groups: adolescents