La storia dell’infanzia: riflessioni su un panorama storiografico complesso e in divenire

Abstract

The historical research on childhood is by its nature difficult, complex, and in part still to be defined because of the ambiguity and mutability of the object of study: the child of yesterday. The contribution intends to offer some reflections on the critical issues and com­plexity of this field of research and the variety and trends Italian historiography, also to find new prospects.