TITLE:
Pulp empire : a secret history of comic book imperialism / Paul S. Hirsch.
Alternate Title:
Secret history of comic book imperialism
Comic book imperialism
By:
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
Chicago, Ill. : The University of Chicago Press,
Physical Description:
337 p. : col. ill.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Paul Hirsch's revelatory book opens the archives to show the complex relationships between comic books and American foreign relations in the mid-twentieth century. Scourged and repressed on the one hand, yet co-opted and deployed as propaganda on the other, violent, sexist comic books were both vital expressions of American freedom and upsetting depictions of the American id. Hirsch draws on previously classified material and newly available personal records to weave together the perspectives of government officials, comic-book publishers and creators, and people in other countries who found themselves on the receiving end of American culture.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780226350554