Michelle J Smith, Clare Bradford, Kristine Moruzi

From Colonial to Modern

Transnational Girlhood in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Literature, 1840-1940

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Produktbeschreibung

From Colonial to Modern examines representations of girls in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand girls’ literature to trace how colonial authors transformed British feminine norms to produce transnational ideals and modern, nationalised femininities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781487503093
• ISBN-10: 1487503091
• Artikelnr.: 49444227

Autorenporträt

Michelle J. Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies at Monash University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Empire and Transnational Flows
1. Colonial Girls’ Print Culture
2. Girlhood in the British Empire
National and Transnational Dynamics
1. The Colonial and Imperial Family
2. Environment and the Natural World
3. Race and Texts for Girls
Modernity and Transnational Femininities
1. Work and Education
2. Girlhood and Coming of Age during the First World War
3. Modernity and the Nation
Conclusion