Comic book crime : truth, justice, and the American way /

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Carrying ahead the project of cultural criminology, [the authors] dare to take seriously that which amuses and entertains us--and to find in it the most significant of themes. Audiences, images, ideologies of justice and injustic--all populate the pages of [this book]. The result is an analysis as c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Phillips, Nickie D.
Other Authors: Strobl, Staci
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Series:Alternative criminology series.
Subjects:
Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Crime in comics.
Justice in comics.
Social values in comics.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects > United States > History.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Contemporary Women.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > Crime & Mystery.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Justice in comics
Crime in comics
Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects
United States
Comics criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Comics criticism.
Critiques de bandes dessinées et de romans graphiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Carrying ahead the project of cultural criminology, [the authors] dare to take seriously that which amuses and entertains us--and to find in it the most significant of themes. Audiences, images, ideologies of justice and injustic--all populate the pages of [this book]. The result is an analysis as colorful as a good comic, and as sharp as the point on a superhero's sword. --Jeff Ferrell, author of Empire of Scrounge.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 289 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-282) and index.
ISBN:9780814762738
0814762735

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