After Midnight: Naming, West Indians, and British Children's Literature

Abstract As British explorers and colonizers spread out over the world, they used the act of naming as one of many tools to indicate ownership of their new-found empire. British children's books, which were a major part of the colonizing and imperial effort, subtly (and not so subtly) indoctrin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karen Sands-O'Connor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2008-03-01
Series:Names
Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1830