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Governing Childhood into the 21st Century Biopolitical Technologies of Childhood Management and Education
Title:
Governing Childhood into the 21st Century Biopolitical Technologies of Childhood Management and Education
ISBN:
9780230106499
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Edition:
1st ed. 2010.
Publication Information New:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Physical Description:
VII, 245 p. online resource.
Series:
Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood,
Abstract:
Neoliberal logics of government shaping childhood today produce market-based frameworks for understanding childhood risks. In this timely work, Nadesan argues that these frameworks encourage affluent parents to pursue individualized technologies of the self to reduce risks posed to their children's future success.
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Language:
English