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Resistance and Survival: Childrens Narrative from Central America and the Caribbean
Ann González
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Description for Resistance and Survival: Childrens Narrative from Central America and the Caribbean
Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
In her analysis of some of the most interesting and important children's literature from Central America and the Caribbean, Ann Gonzalez uses postcolonial narrative theory to expose and decode what marginalized peoples say when they tell stories to their children, nd how the interpretations children give these stories today differ from the ways they have read them in the past. Gonzalez reads against the grain, deconstructing and critiquing dominant discourses to reveal consistent narrative patterns throughout the region that have helped children maneuver in a world dominated by powerful figuresfrom parents to agents of social control, political repression, and global ... Read more
In her analysis of some of the most interesting and important children's literature from Central America and the Caribbean, Ann Gonzalez uses postcolonial narrative theory to expose and decode what marginalized peoples say when they tell stories to their children, nd how the interpretations children give these stories today differ from the ways they have read them in the past. Gonzalez reads against the grain, deconstructing and critiquing dominant discourses to reveal consistent narrative patterns throughout the region that have helped children maneuver in a world dominated by powerful figuresfrom parents to agents of social control, political repression, and global ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816528240
SKU
V9780816528240
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