Orphans of the living : growing up in care in twentieth-century Australia / Joanna Penglase.
Orphans of the living : growing up in care in twentieth-century Australia / Joanna Penglase.
Orphans of the living : growing up in care in twentieth-century Australia / Joanna Penglase.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Fremantle, W. A. : Curtin University Book/Freemantle Arts Centre Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
362.732/8A , 362.732/8
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Language
English
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Physical content
384 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Fremantle, W. A. : Curtin University Book/Freemantle Arts Centre Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
Western Australia
Date Published
2005.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In Australia, around half a million children grew up in 'care' during the twentieth century. Most often, they grew up with daily brutal physical and emotional abuse in the sterile environment of an institution. The author, herself place in 'care' when only eight months old, begins to unravel the seemingly inexplicable - how and why this could have...
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Full title
Orphans of the living : growing up in care in twentieth-century Australia / Joanna Penglase.
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Notes
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 368- 374.
Includes bibliographical references : p. 358-367.
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362.732/8A , 362.732/8
Record Identifier
74VKqZWLek4Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqZWLek4Z
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ISBN
1920731814 :
9781920731816 :
DDC
362.7320994
MMS ID
991020141079702626
