Origin Narratives: The Stories We Tell Children About Immigration And International Adoption (Children'S Literature And Culture)

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Books We Recommend to Children: Ideologies and Politics in Reading Promotion -- 2 Framing the Questions: Previous Research, Theoretical Frameworks, and Case-Study Materials -- 3 I Came by Plane: The Masterplan of International Adoptions -- 4 They Came from the Desert: Immigration Plots and Tropes -- 5 The United Colors of the Rainbow: Explaining Human 'Races' and Racism -- 6 Intersected Identities: Nationality, Class, Gender, and Ableism in the Making of 'Race' -- 7 Nation-as-Family: Tropes of Kin and Orphanhood -- Conclusions -- Works Cited -- Index

• | Author: Macarena Garcia Gonzales
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: May 23, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 190 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Children
• | ISBN-10: 0415785480
• | ISBN-13: 9780415785488