C. Ipsen 
Italy in the Age of Pinocchio 
Children and Danger in the Liberal Era

Detailing the development of a new Western attitude to children and their place in society, this book tells the story of Italy’s forgotten children at the end of the nineteenth century – foundlings, street children, factory and mine workers, emigrants and delinquents – and illustrates the efforts of the recently unified Italian state to help them.

Table of Content

Acknowledgements Introduction: Pinocchio, Child in Danger/Dangerous Child Abandoned Children Emigrating Children Working Children Children Behind Bars: Reformatories and Juvenile Delinquency Salviamo il fanciullo! Epilogue: From Pinocchio to Cuore, Children Inside the Margins Bibliography

About the author

CARL IPSEN is Associate Professor of History, Indiana University, USA.