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UNINA9910461794403321 |
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Autore |
Goswami Supriya |
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Titolo |
Colonial India in children's literature / / Supriya Goswami |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-52119-9 |
9786613833648 |
0-203-11222-9 |
1-136-28143-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Collana |
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Childrens literature and culture ; ; 85 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children's literature, English - History and criticism |
Imperialism in literature |
Electronic books. |
India In literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-190) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Colonial India In Children's Literature; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. (En)Countering Conversion: Missionary Debates and Colonial Policy in Mary Sherwood's The History of Little Henry and His Bearer; Chapter 2. Resisting Tipu Taming the Tiger and Coming of Age in Barbara Hofland's The Captives in India; Chapter 3. The Post-Mutiny Imperial Boy Hero Bridging Cultural Divides in Sara Jeanette Duncan's The Story of Sonny Sahib |
Chapter 4. 'Macaulay's Minutemen' The Mimic Men and the Subversion of Law in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle BooksChapter 5. Trivializing Empire The Topsy-Turvy World of Upendrakishore Ray and Sukumar Ray; Conclusion The Postcolonial Legacy; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Colonial India in Children's Literature is the first book-length study to explore the intersections of children's literature and defining historical moments in colonial India. Engaging with important theoretical and critical literature that deals with colonialism, hegemony, and marginalization in children's literature, Goswami proposes that British, Anglo-Indian, and Bengali children's literature respond to five key |
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