Class, Leisure and National Identity in British Children's Literature, 1918-1950

by Hazel Sheeky Bird

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134948816X
• ISBN13: 9781349488162
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"