Colonial India in Children's Literature
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 marginaliza...
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| Format: | eBook Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Routledge
2012
Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Group |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Series: | Children's Literature and Culture |
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| ISBN: | 9781138889217, 9780415886369, 1138889210, 0415886368 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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Table of Contents:
- 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 Books -- Chapter 5. Trivializing Empire The Topsy-Turvy World of Upendrakishore Ray and Sukumar Ray -- Conclusion The Postcolonial Legacy -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index