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DescriptionNew World Orders in Contemporary Children's Literature Utopian Transformations by C. Bradford, K. Mallan, J. Stephens, R. McCallum Contents: 1 A New World Order or a New Dark Age? 2 Children’s Texts, New World Orders and Transformative Possibilities 3 Masters, Slaves, and Entrepreneurs: Globalised Utopias and New World Order(ing)s 4 The Lure of the Lost Paradise: Postcolonial Utopias 5 Reweaving Nature and Culture: Reading Ecocritically 6 ‘Radiant with Possibility’: Communities and Utopianism 7 Ties that Bind: Reconceptualising Home and Family 8 The Struggle to be Human in a Posthuman World Conclusion: The Future: What are Our Prospects? New World Orders demonstrates how contemporary children's texts draw on utopian and dystopian tropes in their projections of possible futures. In examining a diverse range of international children's literature and film produced between 1988 and 2006, the authors explore the ways in which children's texts respond to social change and global politics, giving shape to children's perceived anxieties and desires. The book argues that children's texts are crucially implicated in shaping the values of their readers.  Published: 2008 Sharing Widget |