Virginia H Y Kwok

Broschiertes Buch

Voyages of Childhood

A Global Perspective

Beschreibung

The book consists of three parts. Part I - It looks at English children's literature to examine transformation of characters in fantasy stories and the real world as well as cultural adaptations in travels between postwar and postmodern times. Part II - It examines Japanese animations and Chinese children's stories to explore issues of child development, environmentalism, translation, globalization and localization for an international readership. Part III - It takes readers to travel with Australian and New Zealand authors to discover children's rights, dual heritage, gender roles, identity, reconciliations with nature and cultures.

Autor

Virginia Kwok holds Masters¿ Degrees in Translation, Language Teaching from universities in Hong Kong and Auckland. She works as a translator and a language teacher. Her research interests are in literary translation, technology,language/intercultural learning and curriculum design. She has publications in Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 447g
• ISBN-13: 9783330323506
• ISBN-10: 3330323507
• Artikelnr.: 48554140