the classical genre for children and the process of civilization Zipes, Jack David. creator text New York Routledge 1991 monographic 214 p ; 22 cm. CONTENTS: Acknowledgement -- Fairy tale discourse: Towards a social history of the genre -- Setting standards for civilization through fairy tales: Charles Perrault and his associations -- Who's afraid of the brother's Grimm? Socialization and politicization through fairy tales -- Hans Christain Andersen and the discourse of the dominated -- Inverting and subverting the world with hope: The fairy tales of George MacDonald, Oscar Wilde and L. Frank Baum -- The fight over fairy-tale discourse: Family, friction, and socialization in the Weimar republic and Nazi Germany -- The liberating potential of the fantastic in contemporary fairy tales for children -- Bibliography -- Index. Jack Zipes. First published: London : Heinemann Educational, 1983. Includes bibliographical references and index. Children Books and reading Fairy tales History and criticism Moral development Socialization 0415905133