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Cover; Left Out: The forgotten tradition of radical publishing for children in Britain 1910-1949; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Definitions and Abbreviations; Introduction: Radical Children's Literature and the Attempt to Rewrite Britain; CRITICAL CONSENSUS AND SOCIAL FORGETTING; A CASE IN POINT: AN OUTLINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AND THEIR PARENTS (1932); CREATING A POPULAR FRONT OF READERS; VICTOR GOLLANCZ AND LEFT-WING CHILDREN'S PUBLISHING BETWEEN THE WARS; OUTCRY OVER THE OUTLINE; READING FOR YOUNG REBELS. |
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GEOFFREY TREASE AND THE RETREAT FROM THE LEFTRADICAL READERS; 1: War and Peace in Radical Writing for Children; TOY STORIES: OPPOSITION TO WAR IN THE SHADOW OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR; THE PACIFIST TRADITION IN SOCIALIST WRITING FOR CHILDREN: THE YOUNG SOCIALIST AND THE REVOLUTION; ALTERNATIVE READING CULTURES IN BRITAIN'S PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS; THE RADICAL DILEMMA: PACIFISM VERSUS FASCISM; RADICAL READER-WRITERS: THE CASE OF OUT OF BOUNDS; FIGHTING FASCISM: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR; 2: Moscow has a Plan! Representations of the Soviet Union in Radical Children's Literature. |
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DREAMING IN RED: CHILDREN'S BOOKS SET IN THE USSRUSSR: FACT OR FANTASY?; LIVING THE DREAM? TRANSLATED STORIES OF SOVIET CHILDHOODS; THE SOVIET LEGACY IN BRITISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS: SOVIET PICTURE BOOKS OF THE 1920S AND 1930S; 3: Aesthetic Radicalism: Avant-Garde and Modernist Books for British Children; SURREALISM FOR CHILDREN: THE CITY CURIOUS; CHILD ART AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN BRITAIN; MODERNISM IN MINIATURE; IMPORTED MODERNISM; 4: Radical Ruralism: The Transformative Power of the Landscape; THE BATTLE OVER MERRIE ENGLAND. |
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AESTHETIC RADICALISM AND THE SPIRIT OF PLACE IN DAVID SEVERN'S 'CRUSOE' SERIESREGENERATION, RE-EDUCATION, AND RECONNECTION IN THE COUNTRY SIDE; 5: Making Better Britons: Health, Fitness, and Sex Education; WASHING AWAY THE STAINS: PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SOCIAL REGENERATION; CHILD HEALTH, CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AND PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION, PROGRESSIVE PEDAGOGY, AND RADICAL TEXTS; SEXUAL PLEASURE AND SOCIAL HEALTH; FICTION, FACTS, AND EMOTIONAL FREEDOMS; 6: Rebuilding Britain through Radical Children's Books; ARCHITECTURE FOR CHILDREN; RADICALIZING TASTE IN THE MACHINE AGE. |
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THE PRAM IN THE GARDENHOUSES ANCIENT AS MODERN; Conclusion: Radical Visions, Compromises, and Legacies; IMAGINING A RADICAL FUTURE; FUTURE VISIONS; PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE; FEAR AND THE FUTURE; RADICAL LEGACIES; APPENDIX: Radical Children's Publications; CRITERIA: BOOKS LISTED BELOW WILL INCLUDE A HIGH PROPORTION OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; Social and Political Radicalism; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s; Aesthetic Radicalism; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s; Bibliography; ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CONSULTED; INTERVIEWS AND PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE; ARCHIVAL MATERIAL CITED. |
| Summary |
Left Out presents an alternative and corrective history of writing for children in the first half of the twentieth century. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Children's literature, English -- History and criticism.
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Children's literature, English. |
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English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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English literature. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
0191072133 (electronic book) |
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9780191072130 (electronic book) |
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9780191820540 |
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0191820547 |
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