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Author:

Stoneley, Peter.

Title:

Consumerism and American girls' literature, 1860-1940 / Peter Stoneley.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

x, 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Children's stories, American--History and criticism.
Girls in literature.
American fiction--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.
Girls--Books and reading--United States.
Consumption (Economics) in literature.
Women and literature--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-164) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: "Buying into womanhood" -- pt. 1. Emergence. The fate of modesty -- Magazines and money -- Dramas of exclusion -- pt. 2. Fulfillment. Romantic speculations -- Preparing for leisure -- Serial pleasures -- pt. 3. Revision. The clean and the dirty -- "Black Tuesday" -- Conclusion.

Series:

Cambridge studies in American literature and culture 134

ISBN:

9780521821872
0521821878

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50292281

LCCN:

2002031067

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)