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.

Mary Ann Farquhar

Introduction 1 The Historical Background 2 Lu Xun and the World of Children 3 A New Children's Literature 4 Revolutionary Children's Literature 5 Comic Books and Popularization 6 Children's Literature in the People's Republic of China 7 The Post-Mao Canon