Representing Africa in Children's Literature : Old and New Ways of Seeing

by Vivian Yenika-Agbaw

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series Children's Literature and Culture

ISBN-10 0415699568

ISBN-13 9780415699563

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 19th, 2011

Print length 168 Pages

Weight 310 grams

Product Classification: Literary studies: from c 1900 -Children’s & teenage literature studies

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Representing Africa in Children’s Literature explores how African and Western authors portray youth in contemporary African societies, critically examining the dominant images of Africa and Africans in books published between 1960 and 2005.

Representing Africa in Children’s Literature explores how African and Western authors portray youth in contemporary African societies, critically examining the dominant images of Africa and Africans in books published between 1960 and 2005. The book focuses on contemporary children’s and young adult literature set in Africa, examining issues regarding colonialism, the politics of representation, and the challenges posed to both "insiders" and "outsiders" writing about Africa for children.

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