Secrets, Lies and Children's Fiction
(Sprache: Englisch)
Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how...
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Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.
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INTRODUCTION: THE BURDEN OF TRUTH PART I: TRUTH, LIES, AND SURVIVAL 1. Unveiling the truth 2. Lies of Necessity 3. The scapegoat PART II: SECRETS AND SECRECY 4. Secrets of State 5. Secret Societies 6. Our Secret Selves PART III: TANGLED WEBS 7. Mendacious Animals 8. Artful Deception Conclusion
Autoren-Porträt von K. Mallan
Kerry Mallan is Professor and Director of the Children and Youth Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Her previous books include Gender Dilemmas in Children's Fiction (2009) and New World Orders in Contemporary Children's Literature: Utopian Transformations (with Clare Bradford, John Stephens, and Robyn McCallum, 2008).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: K. Mallan
- 2013, 1st ed., 238 Seiten, Maße: 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
- ISBN-10: 1349445789
- ISBN-13: 9781349445783
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Englisch
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