Children at the Birth of Empire

This is the first study to focus specifically on destitute children who became part of the early British Empire, uniting separate historiographies on poverty, childhood, global expansion, forced migration, bound labor, and law.

Autorentext

Kristen McCabe Lashua is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the History and Political Science Department at Vanguard University of Southern California. Her research interests include the history of childhood, the British Empire, and legal history.

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Introduction: Children at the Birth of Empire Part 1: Understanding Early Modern Childhood 1. "To Stock the Next Generation with Noble Plants": Cultural Concepts of Childhood 2. "The Law is their Guardian": English Legal Concepts of Childhood Part 2: Destitute Children Abroad 3. Destitute Children and "Nursing Fathers": Caring for London's Youngest Vagrants 4. A Global Answer to the Poore Orphan's Cry: Children and the Growth of Empire Part 3: The Legalities of Child Migration 5. Spirited, Convicted, or Compelled: The Forced Migration of Children, 16071700 6. Charity, Consent, and "Kidnapping": Stolen Children and the Rise of Children's Self-Determination, 16801760. Conclusion: Britain's Children, Britain's Liberty