Youth of Darkest England: Working-Class Children at the Heart of Victorian Empire Contributor(s): Boone, Troy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415653452 ISBN-13: 9780415653459 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 820.935 |
LCCN: 2004019682 |
Series: Children's Literature and Culture (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.76 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book examines the representation of English working-class children -- the youthful inhabitants of the poor urban neighborhoods that a number of writers dubbed darkest England -- in Victorian and Edwardian imperialist literature. In particular, Boone focuses on how the writings for and about youth undertook an ideological project to enlist working-class children into the British imperial enterprise, demonstrating convincingly that the British working-class youth resisted a nationalist identification process that tended to eradicate or obfuscate class differences. |