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The Cute and the Cool

Wondrous Innocence and Modern American Children's Culture

The Cute and the Cool( )
Author: Cross, Gary
ISBN:978-0-19-515666-9
Publication Date:May 2004
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $114.50AUD $162.95
Book Description:

The cute child -- spunky, yet dependent, naughty but nice -- is largely a 20th-century invention. In this book, Gary Cross examines how that look emerged in American popular culture and how the cute turned into the cool, seemingly its opposite, in stories and games. Cross shows how adults have created the ideal of the innocent childhood and have used this to project adult needs and frustrations rather than concerns about protecting and nurturing the young -- and how the images, goods,...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Children's Studies
Family & Relationships / Parenting / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):16.5 x 24.2 x 2 cm
Book Weight:0.503 Kilograms



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