Children, Poverty and Nationalism in Lithuania, 1900–1940

Andrea Griffante is a Senior Research Fellow at the Lithuanian Institute of History, Vilnius. After graduating at the University of Trieste, he received his PhD in history from the University of Klaipėda, Lithuania.

• 1. The Future of the Nation: The Emergence of Poor Children as a Problem.- 2. The Great War over Children, 1914–1918.- 3. Rehabilitating Children: Lithuania and International Humanitarian Aid, 1918-1923.- 4. The New Interwar Order: Children, Rehabilitation and Discipline, 1923-1940.- 5. Final Remarks.

“This book is a welcome addition to the history of childhood, nationalism, and charitable organizations. The text is separated into chapters tackling concise eras and offering a fresh comparison with other similar European movements. … this book is an important contribution to the history of childhood and youth in understanding and contextualizing both local and regional differences, but also showing how the rise in influence of political movements can affect the provision of aid to children in need.” (Aisling Shalvey, The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Vol. 16 (3), 2023)