Voracious children : who eats whom in children's literature / Carolyn Daniel.
Voracious children : who eats whom in children's literature / Carolyn Daniel.
Voracious children : who eats whom in children's literature / Carolyn Daniel.
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New York ; London : Routledge, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N809.93355/26
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English
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ix, 265 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
You are what you eat : food and cultural identity -- "Have you been a good girl?" : manners and mores at tea-time -- Sweet dreams and food fetishes -- The land of milk and honey : representing the mother -- The wicked witch : a pathological image of mother -- Hairy on the inside : from cannibals to...
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Publisher
New York ; London : Routledge, 2006.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
Carolyn Daniel demonstrates that the food trope in children's literature actually teaches children how to be human through the imperative to eat "good" food in a "proper" controlled manner. Examining timely topics such as childhood obesity and anorexia, the author demonstrates that children's literature routinely attempts to regulate childhood eati...
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Voracious children : who eats whom in children's literature / Carolyn Daniel.
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Children's literature and culture ; 39.
Children's literature and culture ; v. 39.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-252) and index.
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N809.93355/26
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74VKzqjVgD4Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzqjVgD4Z
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0415976421 (acid-free paper)
9780415976428 (acidfree paper)
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809.933559
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991023371779702626
