Raising Your Kids Right Children's Literature and American Political Conservatism

Summary: Highlighting the works of William Bennett, Lynne Cheney, Bill O & rsquo;Reilly, and others on the American political right, Michelle Ann Abate brings together such diverse fields as cultural studies, literary criticism, political science, childhood studies, brand marketing, and the cult of celebrity. Raising Your Kids Right dispels lingering societal attitudes that narratives for young readers are unworthy of serious political study by examining a variety of texts that offer information, ideology, and even instructions on how to raise kids right, not just figuratively but politically.

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ISBN: 9780813549958 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0813549957 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (261 p.)
Publisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2010.

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General Note:	Multi-User. Multi-User OldControl:muse9780813549958
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgments; Introduction -- "In Adam's Fall, We Sinned All" The Conservative Tradition in U.S. Children's Literature, Culture, and Politics; 1 -- "Give Me Someof That Old-Time Reading" William Bennett's The Book of Virtues and the Rise of Right-Leaning Literature for Young Readers; 2 -- "I Speak for the National OakFlooring Manufacturers Association" Truax, the Anti-Green Movement, and the Corporate Production of Children's Literature.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.