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Children´s Literature and Capitalism: Fictions of Social Mobility in Britain, 1850-1914
C. Parkes
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Description for Children´s Literature and Capitalism: Fictions of Social Mobility in Britain, 1850-1914
Hardback. 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. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Critical Approaches to Children's Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230364127
SKU
V9780230364127
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99-15
About C. Parkes
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.
Reviews for Children´s Literature and Capitalism: Fictions of Social Mobility in Britain, 1850-1914
'...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