Into the Dangerous World: Some Reflections on Childhood and Its Costs

Chatto CounterBlasts #5

by Marina Warner

Using the method and approach of an anthropologist, Marina Warner describes the tribal behaviour of the new savages - British adults in the late Eighties - and the declining role played by children in this new society.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

59 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Marina Sarah Warner is a British novelist, short story writer, historian and mythographer. She is known for her many non-fiction books relating to feminism and myth.

She is a professor in the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre at the University of Essex, and gave the Reith Lectures on the BBC in 1994 on the theme of 'Managing Monsters: Six Myths of Our Time.'