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<p><p>This is the first extended text-based analysis of the social and political implications of the <I>Harry Potter</I> phenomenon. Arguments are primarily based on close readings of the first four <I>Harry Potter</I> books and the first two films - in other words, a 'text-to-world' method is followed. This study does not assume that the phenomenon concerns children alone, or should be lightly dismissed as a matter of pure entertainment. The amount of money, media coverage, and ideological unease involved indicates otherwise. The first part provides a survey of responses (both of general readers and critics) to the <I>Harry Potter</I> books. Some of the methodological decisions underlying this study itself are also explained here. The second part examines the presentation of certain themes, including gender, race and desire, in the <I>Harry Potter</I> books, with a view to understanding how these may impinge on social and political concerns of our world. <p></p>

Author

Gupta, Suman, 1966-

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780230279711

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, History

Rating

4.03 / 5 (166 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13