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The cruelty man represents the first comprehensive account of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in Ireland, from its foundation in 1889, to the passing of responsibilities to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) in 1956. In both Britain and Ireland, the NSPCC was at the forefront of the child protection movement, yet the history of the Society in Ireland has not been fully addressed. This book aims to fill this vacuum. It provides a study of the Society, while also utilising it as a vehicle to examine the treatment of poverty-stricken children and families by the State. More broadly, it contains a comprehensive history of child welfare from the introduction of the Poor Law in 1838 to the publication of the Kennedy Report in 1970. It addresses issues surrounding institutionalisation, welfare, family violence, compulsory education, child abuse and the role of charity in the provision of welfare. Based on research of the available records of the NSPCC archive, and court records, the text also explores changing concepts of childhood. It will appeal to both an academic and general audience, and will be essential to students of Irish social history, gender studies, social work and social policy. More generally, it will interest those observing recent reports into child abuse in State institutions and in particular the history of Ireland's industrial school system.
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Sarah-Anne Buckley is a Lecturer in History in the National University of Ireland, Galway
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date February 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781526108968 / 1526108968
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 16.98 GBP
- Pages272
- ReadershipCollege/Tertiary Education
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions234 x 156 mm
- IllustrationTables, black & white
- Biblio NotesIntroduction 1. The Origins of Child Welfare in Ireland, 1889-1952 2. The NSPCC in Ireland, 1889-1921 3. The NSPCC 'in transition', 1922-56 4. Institutionalisation, the State and the NSPCC 5. Incest and Immorality 6. Gender, Familial Problems and the NSPCC Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index
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