Slaughter of the Innocents: Child Abuse through the Ages and Today

The author is a psychiatrist. He attempts here to study the family, sexual practices, and child-rearing customs in five cultures (those of Egypt, Greece, the ancient Hebrews, Rome, China) , and to draw some insights from these histories. The scope here is broad; the focus and conclusions hazy. The appeal is to general audiences those not put off by the over-sensational title. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.