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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814970803321

Autore

Agnew Kate

Titolo

Children at war : from the First World War to the Gulf / / Kate Agnew and Geoff Fox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2001

ISBN

1-281-29811-5

9786611298111

1-84714-104-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Contemporary classics of children's literature

Altri autori (Persone)

FoxGeoff

Disciplina

016.8208358

Soggetti

War in literature

Children's literature, English

English literature - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 From the Great War to the Gulf: 1914-2000; CHAPTER 2 The First World War; CHAPTER 3 The Second World War: The United Kingdom and North America; CHAPTER 4 The Second World War: Mainland Europe; Afterword; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a critical appraisal of the treatment of war in children's reading during the 20th century, covering World War I, World War II and subsequent wars, including Vietnam, the Gulf War and the war in the Balkans.