Childhood in Modern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2018, 280 pp.) is a meaningful contribution by Colin Heywood to the textbook series “New Approaches to European History.” The book clearly introduces and explores the major themes and problems in the history of childhood studies in Europe. The work brings together existing studies of childhood across Europe and adopts a comparative approach; its scope includes the Mediterranean regions, Russia, Western Europe, and the Nordic countries, although northwestern Europe is its primary focus. Heywood also considers the interaction with the United States, the imperial conquests, and mass migratory movements where relevant. The book’s take on these issues does not aim to be comprehensive or partial; it mostly covers these issues practically and to the extent that they had repercussions for either children’s lives or children’s studies. However, I found it useful for contextualizing these changes in a wider context. For instance, Heywood acknowledges how the increased cultural influence of the United States in the 20th century was welcomed in some ways and resented in others rather than making an overarching case for how the United States was perceived independent of context.

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书评：科林·海伍德在现代欧洲的童年

现代欧洲的童年（剑桥大学出版社，2018 年，280 页）是科林·海伍德对“欧洲历史的新方法”系列教科书做出的有意义的贡献。本书清晰地介绍和探讨了欧洲儿童研究史上的主要主题和问题。这项工作汇集了欧洲现有的儿童研究，并采用了比较方法；其范围包括地中海地区、俄罗斯、西欧和北欧国家，尽管西北欧是其主要重点。海伍德还考虑了与美国的互动、帝国征服和相关的大规模移民运动。本书对这些问题的看法并不旨在全面或局部；它主要涵盖了这些实际问题，并在一定程度上对儿童的生活或儿童的学习产生了影响。然而，我发现它有助于在更广泛的背景下将这些变化置于语境中。例如，海伍德承认美国在 20 世纪日益增强的文化影响力在某些方面受到欢迎，在其他方面受到了反感，而不是为美国如何独立于背景而被认为是一个总体案例。