Knowing their place? : identity and space in children's literature /

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Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011.
Description:1 online resource (vi, 210 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11168982
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Other authors / contributors:Doughty, Terri, 1962-
Thompson, Dawn, 1963-
ISBN:1443836192
9781443836197
9781443832144
1443832146
1283436760
9781283436762
9786613436764
6613436763
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:Traditionally in the West, children were expected to "know their place," but what does this comprise in a contemporary, globalized world? Does it mean to continue to accept subordination to those larger and more powerful? Does it mean to espouse unthinkingly a notion of national identity? Or is it about gaining an awareness of the ways in which identity is derived from a sense of place? Where individuals are situated matters as much if not more than it ever has. In children's literature, the ...
Other form:Print version: 9781443832144 1443832146