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"Of the many ways cultures have to socialize the young, western cultures have relied heavily on books to transmit certain social values and to cast aspersions on others. In her new study, American Children's Literature and the Construction of Childhood, author Gail S. Murray argues that the meaning of childhood is socially constructed and that its meaning has changed over time. Of course, "society" has never spoken with one voice but in almost every era, a dominant culture has prevailed.

Books written for children reveal this dominant culture, reflect its behavioral standard, and reinforce its expectations."--BOOK JACKET. "Covering the entire history of American children's literature, from The New England Primer to the works of authors like Dr. Seuss and Maurice Sendak, Murray explores the messages behind the stories, and what these messages reveal about the society that conveyed them."--BOOK JACKET.

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Twayne Publishers, Prentice Hall International
Language
English
Pages
276

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Subjects
Children in literature, History and criticism, Books and reading, Children's literature, American, Children, Opvoeding, Jeugdliteratuur, Literatuurkritiek, Kinderliteratur
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United States

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-264) and index.

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New York, London
Series
Twayne's history of American childhood series

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Dewey Decimal Class
810.9/9282
Library of Congress
PS490 .M85 1998

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Pagination
xix, 276 p. :
Number of pages
276

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OL367143M
Internet Archive
americanchildren0000murr
ISBN 10
0805741070
LCCN
98027647
OCLC/WorldCat
39322897
Library Thing
610020
Goodreads
448729

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