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Subject(s)

• Young adult literature, Chinese—History and criticism [Browse]
• Children's literature, Chinese—History and criticism [Browse]
• Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945—Literature and the war [Browse]
• Young adult literature, American—History and criticism [Browse]
• Children's literature, American—History and criticism [Browse]
• War in literature [Browse]

Series

• Routledge studies in education and society in Asia ; 6. [More in this series]
• Routledge studies in education and society in Asia ; 6 [More in this series]

Summary note

Examines how the history of the Sino-Japanese War has been reflected in Chinese juvenile literature and illustrated story books (lianhuanhua), with a particular interest in the portrayal of violence and war crimes, notably the Nanking Massacre, the sexual enslavement of "comfort women," and Japanese biological warfare in text and images. The book also reviews how the Pacific War has been treated in American juvenile fiction as a comparison, and discusses the potential role of oral family stories in shaping children’s understanding of history.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Chinese youth literature : an overview
• 2. The Sino-Japanese War as depicted in Chinese youth literature : the big picture
• 3. The Sino-Japanese War as depicted in Chinese youth literature : a thematic analysis
• 4. Family narrative as information source : a case study
• 5. Ethnic Chinese wartime experience in American youth literature.

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ISBN

• 9781138859692 ((hardback))
• 1138859699 ((hardback))

LCCN

2015027124

OCLC

911800275

Other standard number

• 40025727864

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