ABSTRACT

This book introduces the major works and debates in Chinese children's literature within the framework of China's revolution and modernization. It demonstrates that the guiding rationale in children's literature was the political importance of children as the nation's future.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|28 pages

The Historical Background

chapter 2|50 pages

Lu Xun and the World of Children

chapter 3|52 pages

A New Children's Literature

chapter 4|48 pages

Revolutionary Children's Literature

chapter 5|58 pages

Comic Books and Popularization

chapter 7|8 pages

The Post-Mao Canon