Looking out and looking in : national identity in picturebooks of the new millennium

The aim of this book is to broaden the understanding of picturebooks of the new millennium as found in various parts of the world, by looking at how they portray local, regional, national and/or global identity formation. Together, the various chapters discuss perspectives on current picturebooks representing different regions: Arabia, Europe and Scandinavia, and different countries: Saudi Arabia, Canada, Australia, Norway, China, Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, The Faroe Islands, Cyprus and Finland.