Books published by State University of New York Press

This book presents a broad range of original data on childhood in Victorian Britain. It combines a social science approach to data with historical context, resulting in a highly readable account based on sound historiography.Against a backdrop of the industrial revolution, an expanding economy, and a rising standard of living, Victorian Childhood explores life and death, child development, the family, work, education, social life, cities, crime, and advocacy and reform. Presenting data on the deteriorating health of children during the nineteenth century and on their increasing displacement of adults in the workplace, the author demonstrates that they did not share proportionately in the increased standard of living.Jordan's book is a unique piece of scholarship in its range, focus, and presentation. Original sources such as diaries and memoirs not previously cited elsewhere, literature from the period, and anecdotes from the children themselves animate the statistical background and provide vivid pictures of their lives.

Foreword by Robert McAfee Brown Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Maria da Silva Miguel 2. Salomé Costa 3. Edilson da Silva 4. Goreth Barradas 5. Toinha Lima Barros 6. Lori Altmann 7. Frei Betto 8. Silvia Regina de Lima Silva 9. Carlos Mesters 10. Tereza Cavalcanti 11. Clodovis Boff 12. Leonardo Boff 13. Rubem Alves 14. Ivone Gebara 15. Bishop José Maria Pires 16. Bishop Pedro Casaldáliga Afterword by Robert McAfee Brown "The People is Poet" by Maria Miguel Appendix I Appendix II

More than a history, this book is a passionate reliving of the French May Events of 1968. The authors, ardent participants in the movement in Paris, documented the unfolding events as they pelted the police and ran from the tear gas grenades. Their account is imbued with the impassioned efforts of the students to ignite political awareness throughout society. Feenberg and Freedman select documents, graffiti, brochures, and posters from the movement and use them as testaments to a very different and exciting time. Their commentary, informed by the subsequent development of French culture and politics, offers useful background information and historical context for what may be the last great revolutionary challenge to the capitalist system.