New World Orders in Contemporary Children's Literature: Utopian Transformations

(Part of the Critical Approaches to Children's Literature Series)

by John Stephens, Robyn McCallum, Kerry Mallan, et al.

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New World Orders demonstrates how contemporary children's texts draw on utopian and dystopian tropes in their projections of possible futures. In examining a diverse range of international children's literature and film produced between 1988 and 2006, the authors explore the ways in which children's texts respond to social change and global politics, giving shape to children's perceived anxieties and desires. The book argues that children's texts...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0230020054

ISBN13:9780230020054

Release Date:March 2008

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:213 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.5"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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