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Raising your kids right : children's literature and American political conservatism /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abate, Michelle Ann, 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2010]
Series:Rutgers series in childhood studies.
Subjects:
Children's literature, American > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 21st century.
Conservatism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Conservatism and literature > United States > History > 21st century.
Right and left (Political science) in literature.
Conservatism > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Give me some of the old-time reading : William Bennett's The book of virtues and the rise of right-leaning literature for young readers
  • I speak for the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association : Truax, the anti-green movement, and the corporate production of children's literature
  • Not just Christianity, but the Christian Right : the battle over public education and the American Sunday School Movement in The left behind series for kids
  • Patriot acts : fighting the war on terror via the canon wars in Lynne Cheney's picture books
  • Pundit knows best : the self-help boom, brand marketing, and The O'Reilly factor for kids
  • One state, two state, red state, blue state : bringing partisan politics to picture books in Katharine Debrecht's Help! Mom! series.