{"product_id":"the-figure-of-the-child-in-wwi-american-british-and-canadian-childrens-literature-9781032043562","title":"The Figure of the Child in WWI American British","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past century, much attention has been paid to the literature written for adults in response to the First World War, but there has been comparatively little consideration of how the war influenced literature for young readers at the time. Based on extensive archival research, this study examines an array of wartime writing for young people and provides a new understanding of the complexities and nuances within children's literature of the period. In its discussion of nearly 150 primary sources from Britain, Canada, and the United States, this volume considers some well-known texts but also brings to light forgotten children's literature of the era, providing new insights into how WWI was presented to the young people whose lives were indelibly impacted by the crisis. Paying special attention to the varied ways in which child figures were depicted, it reflects on what these portrayals reveal about adult conceptualizations of youth, and it considers how these may have shaped y\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Wartime Tales of Innocence and Experience \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Family Ties and Family Feuds: National Identities in a Time of War \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: ‘What Have We Done?’ The Vulnerable and Victimized Child \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Child at Play: Blurring the Boundaries between Children’s Pastimes and the Business of War \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Tinker, Tailor, Farmer, Thrift-Maker: The Child Contributor on the Home Front \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Young Recruiters and Youthful Recruits: Promoting Enlistment and Other Participation on the Frontlines \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: A Babe in Arms: The Conflicted Figure of the Boy Soldier \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: ‘Why We Fought the Hun’: Portraying the German Enemy to Child Readers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Child as the Embodiment of Hope \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577750786391,"sku":"9781032043562","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-figure-of-the-child-in-wwi-american-british-and-canadian-childrens-literature-9781032043562","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}