Taking Britain and Italy as comparative cases, the author explores the extent to which dominant notions of family life differed in postwar Britain and Italy and the implications this had on the development of family policy in these two countries.

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STEFANIA BERNINI has held post-doctoral positions at the Open University and St Antony's College, Oxford, UK. She is currently a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and a Visiting Lecturer in the History of Science at the University of Florence, Italy.

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List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Family, State and Democratic Development in Britain and Italy The Family in the Political Debate Moral and Scientific Discussions The Edges of the Family: State, Citizens and the 'Children Deprived of a Normal Home Life' Recreating the Family: Single Mothers, Maladjusted Children and the Search for a New Home Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index