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Children's Literature and Capitalism - (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature) by C Parkes (Hardcover)
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- After the first phase of industrialization in Britain, the child emerged as both a victim of and a threat to capitalism.
- About the Author: CHRISTOPHER PARKES is associate professor in English Literature at Lakehead University, Canada.
- 215 Pages
- Literary Criticism, European
- Series Name: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature
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Book Synopsis
After the first phase of industrialization in Britain, the child emerged as both a victim of and a threat to capitalism. This book explores the changing relationship between the child and capitalist society in the works of some of the most important writers of children's and young-adult texts in the Victorian and Edwardian periods.Review Quotes
'...Parkes's book is an insightful contribution to the scholarship on youth and capitalism, which deserves more attention from the fields of children's literature and childhood studies' Troy Boone, Children's Literature Association Quarterly
About the Author
CHRISTOPHER PARKES is associate professor in English Literature at Lakehead University, Canada. He is the author of scholarly articles on children's literature and eighteenth-century literature.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 215
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: European
Series Title: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Format: Hardcover
Author: C Parkes
Language: English
Street Date: September 10, 2012
TCIN: 1006479322
UPC: 9780230364127
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-3310
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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