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Empire in British Girls' Literature and Culture : Imperial Girls, 1880-1915 /

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While the gender and age of the girl may seem to remove her from any significant contribution to empire, this book provides both a new perspective on familiar girls' literature, and the first detailed examination of lesser-known fiction relating the emergence of fictional girl adventurers, cast...

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Main Author: Smith, Michelle J. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Critical approaches to children's literature.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Cultural Theory.
Fiction.
Gender Studies.
Literary Theory.
Literature, general.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 19th century.
Literature.
Sex (Psychology)
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:While the gender and age of the girl may seem to remove her from any significant contribution to empire, this book provides both a new perspective on familiar girls' literature, and the first detailed examination of lesser-known fiction relating the emergence of fictional girl adventurers, castaways and 'ripping' schoolgirls to the British Empire.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 207 pages)
ISBN:9780230308121
DOI:10.1057/9780230308121