Beatrix potter - a tale of commodification: Examining the place of ‘classics’ in the primary classroom

English in Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 56-65

  Underhill, Jennifer ^a  

^a Whitehall Junior School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classic; Commodification; Culture; Heritage; Licensing; Primary

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444328958     PISSN: 04250494     EISSN: 17548845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-8845.2002.tb00755.x     Document Type: Article

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