{"product_id":"british-childrens-literature-and-the-david-budgen-9781350142985","title":"British Children's Literature and the First World War Representations since 1914","description":"Perceptions of the Great War have changed significantly since its outbreak and children's authors have continually attempted to engage with those changes, explaining and interpreting the events of 1914-18 for young readers. \u003ci\u003eBritish Children's Literature and the First World War\u003c\/i\u003eexamines the role novels, textbooks and story papers have played in shaping and reflecting understandings of the conflict throughout the 20th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Budgen focuses on representations of the conflict since its onset in 1914, ending with the centenary commemorations of 2014. From the works of Percy F. Westerman and Angela Brazil, to more recent tales by Michael Morpurgo and Pat Mills, Budgen traces developments of understanding and raises important questions about the presentation of history to the young. He considers such issues as the motivations of children's authors, and whether modern children's books about the past are necessarily more accurate than those written by their forebears. Why, for example, do modern writers tend to ignore the global aspects of the First World War? Did detailed narratives of battles written during the war really convey the truth of the conflict? Most importantly, he considers whether works aimed at children can ever achieve anything more than a partial and skewed response to such complex and tumultuous events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Budgen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350142980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350142985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.49d","brand":"David Budgen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43948044484863,"sku":"9781350142985","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bb0c07c6-b7c7-48d3-b174-7670e0eaf283.jpg?v=1681522290","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-childrens-literature-and-the-david-budgen-9781350142985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}