Dickens and the Children of Empire examines the themes of childhood and empire throughout Dickens' oeuvre. The prestigious group of contributors initiate and extend debates on the subjects of post-colonialism, literature of the child and present childhood as an apt metaphor for the colonized subject in Dickens' work.
| ISBN: | 9780333770443 |
| Publication date: | 11th October 2000 |
| Author: | Wendy S Jacobson |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Colonialism and imperialism Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Sociology: family and relationships Literature: history and criticism Fiction |