The guardianship of best interests : institutional care for the children of the poor in Halifax, 1850-1960
by
 
Lafferty, Renée Nicole, 1973-

Title
The guardianship of best interests : institutional care for the children of the poor in Halifax, 1850-1960

Author
Lafferty, Renée Nicole, 1973-

ISBN
9780773587946

Publication Information
Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2012.

Physical Description
1 online resource.

Series
McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 60
 
McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 60.

Abstract
A history of charitable children's homes and emergent state-centred child welfare policy in Nova Scotia.

Subject Term
Poor children -- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
 
Poor children -- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
 
Urban poor -- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
 
Urban poor -- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
 
Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
 
Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.

Electronic Access
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt24hn8q


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