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Representing Africa in Children's Literature: Old and New Ways of Seeing
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ISBN
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9780415699563
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Publisher
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Routledge
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Subject
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Others
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Binding
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PAPERBACK
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Pages
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168
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Year
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2011
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Representing Africa in Childrenx2019;s Literature explores how African and Western authors portray youth in contemporary African societies, critically examining the dominant images of Africa and Africans in books published between 1960 and 2005. The book focuses on contemporary childrenx2019;s and young adult literature set in Africa, examining issues regarding colonialism, the politics of representation, and the challenges posed to both "insiders" and "outsiders" writing about Africa for children.
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Author Biography
Vivian Yenika-Agbaw is Associate Professor of literacy/childrenx2019;s literature at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA. She is an assistant editor of Sankofa: Journal of African and African American Childrenx2019;s Literature and serves on the Childrenx2019;s Africana Book Award Committee.
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