Jews and Jewishness in British children's literature /

"In a period of ongoing debate about faith, identity, migration and culture, this timely study explores the often politicised nature of constructions of one of Britain's longest standing minority communities. Representations in children's literature influenced by the impact of the Enl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Travis, Madelyn J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.
Series:Children's literature and culture ; 94.
Subjects:
Children's literature, English > History and criticism.
Young adult literature, English > History and criticism.
Jews in literature.
Littérature de jeunesse anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Juifs dans la littérature.
Littérature pour jeunes adultes anglaise > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Children's literature, English
Jews in literature
Young adult literature, English
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Moneylenders and Misers: the Eighteenth Century to the Second World War
  • "Conversion" to Englishness: Refugees and Belonging
  • The Hyphen Problem: British-Jewish Identity
  • Mother, Monster, Mensch: Jews and Gender
  • "Good Jews" or "Bad Jews"?: The Jewish Question Revisited
  • Conclusion.

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