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  • 23 Jun 2015
    David F. Lancy

    Playing with Knives

    How often do we discourage our children from handling dangerous objects--things like matches and knives? Are we protecting them, or failing to let them learn valuable lessons about the world we live in? David F. Lancy, the author of The Anthropology of Childhood, breaks down these questions from an anthropological stance.

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  • 10 Feb 2015
    David F. Lancy

    Resistant Scholars

    When the New York Times called David F. Lancy's The Anthropology of Childhood "the only baby book you'll ever need", it jump-started a conversation about examining children and childhood from a global perspective. Here, Lancy examines the way children learn in the Peruvian Amazon to shed new light on today's educational challenges.

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