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Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero : Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics

Nationalist superheroes-such as Captain America, Captain Canuck, and Union Jack-often signify the "nation-state" for readers, but how do these characters and comic books address issues of multiculturalism and geopolitical order? In his engaging book Captain America and the Nationalist Supe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dittmer, Jason (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia PA : Temple University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Acknowledgments; 1. Introducing Nationalist Superheroes; 2. Gendered Nation-state, Gendered Hero; 3. Embodying Multiculturalism; 4. Origins; 5. Narratives of Continuity and Change; 6. Grounding the Nation-state; 7. Geopolitical Orders; 8. Alternate Worlds; 9. Parody and Subversion; Afterword; Notes; References; Index. 
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