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