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Caricature and national character the United States at war /

According to the popular maxim, a nation at war reveals its true character. In this incisive work, Chris Gilbert examines the long history of US war politics through the lens of political cartoons to provide new, unique insights into American cultural identity.Tracing the comic representation of Ame...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilbert, Christopher J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Colección:Humor in America.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 / Pledges of Allegiance, Sexualized Politics, and Comic Pillories in James Montgomery Flagg's America
  • 2 / Dr. Seuss and His Wacky War on American Culture
  • 3 / Children of War in Ollie Harrington's Dark Comedy
  • 4 / The Battle Rages on in Ann Telnaes's Comic Travesties of the War on Terror
  • Conclusion: Warring Caricatures
  • Coda: Caricature in End Times, or the Future of Caricature
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index