Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.
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Secrets, Lies and Children's Fiction
Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.
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Secrets, Lies and Children's Fiction
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781349445783 |
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Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Publication date: | 10/25/2013 |
Series: | Critical Approaches to Children's Literature |
Edition description: | 1st ed. 2013 |
Pages: | 238 |
Product dimensions: | 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
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