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Serial Fu Manchu : the Chinese Supervillain and the Spread of Yellow Peril Ideology /
The evil mastermind - and master of disguise - Fu Manchu has long threatened to take over the world. In the past century, his dastardly plans have driven serialized novels, comic books, films, and TV. Yet this sinister character represents more than an invincible criminal in pop culture; Fu Manchu b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
2014
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| Colección: | Asian American history and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The evil mastermind - and master of disguise - Fu Manchu has long threatened to take over the world. In the past century, his dastardly plans have driven serialized novels, comic books, films, and TV. Yet this sinister character represents more than an invincible criminal in pop culture; Fu Manchu became the embodiment of the Yellow Peril. This book provides a cultural, historical, and media-based analysis that shows how Fu Manchu's irrepressibility gives shape to - and reinforces - the persistent Yellow Peril myth. The author argues that seriality is not merely a commercial strategy but essential to the spread of European and American fears of Asian expansion. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 143991057X 9781439910573 |