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In:Transnational Books for Children 1750-1900: Producers, consumers, encounters
Edited by Charlotte Appel, Nina Christensen and M.O. Grenby
[Children’s Literature, Culture, and Cognition 15] 2023
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Introduction

 | Aarhus University
 | Aarhus University
 | Newcastle University
Published online: 8 August 2023
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Article outline
  • What is the “transnational”?
  • Drivers of transnational circulation
  • Further questions
  • Note
  • References
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