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Children's & teenage literature studies

Paperback. Rather than teaching children to obey authority, to conform, or to seek redemption through prayer, twentieth-century leftists encouraged children to question the authority of those in power. This title offers a collection of stories, poems, comic strips, primers, and other texts for children that embody this radical tradition. Editor(s): Mickenberg, Julia L.; Nel, Philip. Num Pages: 313 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
313
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757215
ISBN
9780814757215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.98

Hardback. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 228 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403944948
ISBN
9781403944948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 228 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403944955
ISBN
9781403944955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

paperback. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSY; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349472529
ISBN
9781349472529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.41

Hardcover. Technology and Identity in Young Adult Fiction is not a historical study or a survey of narrative plots, but takes a more conceptual approach that engages with the central ideas of posthumanism: the fragmented nature of posthuman identity, the concept of agency as distributed and collective and the role of embodiment in understandings of selfhood. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362056
ISBN
9781137362056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Paperback. An exploration of Philip Pullman's bestselling trilogy, "His Dark Materials". It looks at the many issues raised by the Dark Materials world, and by the controversies it has stirred up. Editor(s): Greene, Richard; Robison, Rachel. Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812696714
ISBN
9780812696714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.80

Hardback. Editor(s): Astrom, Berit. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSB; DSY; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319490366
ISBN
9783319490366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97

Paperback. Simon Winchester turns his unrivaled talents to revealing the significance of the intriguing photograph whose subject inspired Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; DSB; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 157.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190614546
ISBN
9780190614546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll, this work looks at Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and focuses on topics ranging from Alice's influence on the Beat poet, Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, references. BIC Classification: 2BMH; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289299
ISBN
9780140289299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Louisa May Alcott illuminates the world of Little Women and its author. Editor(s): Matteson, John. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 736 pages, Full color, 233 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSYC; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 347 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393072198
ISBN
9780393072198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.81

Hardcover. The much-loved tale read by generations of children, now annotated and with over one hundred stunning illustrations. Editor(s): Gerzina, Gretchen Holbrook. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 55 colour, 46 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; YFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393060294
ISBN
9780393060294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 310 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810818262
ISBN
9780810818262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.21

Paperback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, A. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; JFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345496
ISBN
9781349345496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable. Editor(s): Tatar, Maria. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; DSY; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 283 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393602975
ISBN
9780393602975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.64

Hardcover. This work examines the theories of reading developed by John Locke to show how a revolutionary attitude towards authority was disseminated throughout the colonies. The book traces the Lockean legacy through 18th century children's literature to show how his emphasis on "consent" was influential. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSY; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002982
ISBN
9780674002982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.25
€ 86.97

Hardcover. Fascination with the dark and death threats are now accepted features of contemporary fantasy and fantastic fictions for young readers. These go back to the early gothic genre in which child characters were extensively used by authors. The aim of this book is to rediscover the children in their work. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137306067
ISBN
9781137306067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1508.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805302
ISBN
9781609805302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 20 illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393976366
ISBN
9780393976366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

The Hidden Adult is a focused and sophisticated analysis of children's literature and a major contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889790
ISBN
9780801889790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

Paperback. The Hidden Adult is a focused and sophisticated analysis of children's literature and a major contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889806
ISBN
9780801889806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
Thimble Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903355551
ISBN
9780903355551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.35

Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159553
ISBN
9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Hardback. An exciting new collection, The L.M. Montgomery Reader assembles significant rediscovered primary materials on one of Canada's most enduringly popular authors throughout her high-profile career as the author of the resoundingly successful Anne of Green Gables (1908) and after her death. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644915
ISBN
9781442644915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.68
€ 47.11

Paperback. This title explores how the concept of childhood in the Victorian era was constructed through ideological work in children's literature, as well as contemporary pedagogical and medical writing. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DSYC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415514682
ISBN
9780415514682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

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