Political issues in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
By: Dedria Bryfonski, book editor.
Contributors: Bryfonski, Dedria.
Series: Social issues in literature
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning; Greenhaven Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780737740226; 9780737740233
Subjects: Rowling, J. K. -- Criticism and interpretation -- Juvenile literature; Rowling, J. K. -- Political and social views -- Juvenile literature; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Explores the political issues found in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter one : The background of J.K. Rowling.; title: The life of J. K. Rowling / Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults; title: Events in J. K. Rowling's life shaped the Harry Potter books / Sean Smith; title: Chapter two : Harry Potter and political issues.; title: The Harry Potter books critique bureaucracy / Benjamin H. Barton; title: The Harry Potter books exemplify Tony Blair's New Labour politics / J eremy Gilbert; title: The world of Harry Potter mirrors traditional British liberalism / Barry Rubin; title: The politics of Harry Potter are not progressive / Dana Goldstein; title: The Harry Potter books take a complex view of race / Andrew Blake; title: The postcolonial world of Harry Potter / Giselle Liza Anatol; title: Reactions to Harry Potter reflect global differences and similarities / Daniel Nexon; title: The Harry Potter books reflect an increasingly dangerous world / Nathaniel Rivers; title: Rowling uses terrorism to create fear in the Harry Potter books / Julia Turner; title: Rowling critiques Britain's handling of the War on Terror / Judith Rauhofer; title: Human rights are at the core of Harry Potter / Rachel Dempsey; title: Chapter three : Contemporary perspectives on political issues.; title: Children's fears of terrorism increased after 9/11 / Joy J. Burnham; title: Suspending civil liberties does not stop terrorism / Leonard Pitts, Jr.; title: Terrorism needs to be fought with military goals and advancement of human rights / Paul Starr, Michael Tomasky, Robert Kuttner; title: Ethnic separation is a nonviolent form of ethnic cleansing / Ralph Peters; title: Redefining ethnic conflict / Charles King; title: Culture, not race, will determine if democracy will succeed / Lawrence E. Harrison; title: For further discussion; title: For further reading