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This book places children's literature at the forefront of early twentieth-century debates about national identity and class relations that were expressed through the pursuit of leisure. Focusing on stories about hiking, camping and sailing, this book offers a fresh insight into a popular period of modern British cultural and political history.

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1. Introduction 2. A Very Fuzzy Set-Defining Camping and Tramping Fiction 3. The Delights of the Open Road, Footloose and Fancy Free 4. Landscape and Tourism in the Camping and Tramping Countryside 5. Mapping the Geographical Imagination 6. The Family Sailing Story 7. England Expects: The Nelson Tradition and the Politics of Service in Naval Cadet and Family Sailing Stories 8. Conclusion: A Disappearing Act Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

Class Leisure and National Identity in British Childrens Literature 19181950 Critical Approaches to Childrens Literature

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      Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan UK
      Publication Date: 10/24/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781137407429, 978-1137407429
      ISBN10: 1137407425
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction Engineering: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book places children's literature at the forefront of early twentieth-century debates about national identity and class relations that were expressed through the pursuit of leisure. Focusing on stories about hiking, camping and sailing, this book offers a fresh insight into a popular period of modern British cultural and political history.

      Trade Review




      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction 2. A Very Fuzzy Set-Defining Camping and Tramping Fiction 3. The Delights of the Open Road, Footloose and Fancy Free 4. Landscape and Tourism in the Camping and Tramping Countryside 5. Mapping the Geographical Imagination 6. The Family Sailing Story 7. England Expects: The Nelson Tradition and the Politics of Service in Naval Cadet and Family Sailing Stories 8. Conclusion: A Disappearing Act Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

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