Raising Citizens in the ‘Century of the Child’ by Dirk Schumann

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Raising Citizens in the ‘Century of the Child’ by Dirk Schumann

The 20th century, declared at its start to be theCentury of the ChildA by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone.