Not Just for Children The Mexican Comic Book in the Late 1960s And 1970s

Name: Not Just for Children The Mexican Comic Book in the Late 1960s And 1970s
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ISBN: 9780313254673

ISBN-10: 0313254672

ISBN-13: 9780313254673

Edition: 1992

Authors: Harold E. Hinds, Charles M. Tatum

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This pioneering study presents an overview of the Mexican comic book industry, together with in-depth studies of the best selling Mexican comic books of the 1960s and 1970s. Most of the popular superhero, adventure, humor, romance, political, detective, and Western comic books are described and analyzed in detail, and then discussed in terms of how they reflect both Mexican and United States cultures. The study concludes with a critical discussion of the media imperialism hypothesis' applicability to the Mexican comic book. The comic book is Mexico's most popular print medium, read by all ages and socio-economic groups. Many may be surprised to learn that, in Mexico, Mexican comic books far…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 7/22/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.232

Charles M. Tatum, PhD, is professor of Spanish and Chicano studies at the University of Arizona. He was for 15 years dean of College of Humanities. He has written and edited several books on Chicana/o literature and popular culture, including Greenwood's "Lowriders in Chicano Culture: From Low to Slow to Show".



Preface


Mexican Comic Books: Their Production and Consumption Kaliman Lagrimas, risas y amor Rius' Los supermachos and Los agachados Post-Rius Los supermachos Chanoc El Payo La familla burron La novela policiaca


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