Bad Language, Naked Ladies, and Other Threats to the Nation A Political History of Comic Books in Mexico

Name: Bad Language, Naked Ladies, and Other Threats to the Nation A Political History of Comic Books in Mexico
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ISBN: 9780822321415

ISBN-10: 0822321416

ISBN-13: 9780822321415

Edition: 1998

Authors: Anne Rubenstein

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In Bad Language, Naked Ladies and Other Threats to the Nation, Anne Rubenstein examines how comic books-which were overwhelmingly popular but extremely controversial in post-revolutionary Mexico-played an important role in the development of a stable, legitimate state. Studying the relationship of the Mexican state to its civil society from the 1930s to the 1970s through comic books and their producers, readers, and censors, Rubenstein shows how these thrilling tales of adventure-and the debates over them-reveal much about Mexico's cultural nationalism and government attempts to direct, if not control, social change.Since their first appearance in 1934, comic books enjoyed wide readership,…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 10/14/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.84" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Anne Rubenstein is associate professor of history at York University in Toronto.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Creation of Mexican Comic Books, 1934-1952



Home-Loving and without Vices: "Modernity," "Tradition," and the Comic Book Audience



The Uses of Tradition: Conservative Opposition to Comic Books



The Uses of Failure: La Comision Calificadora, 1944-1976



Comic Books Respond to Their Critics, 1944-1976


Conclusion: The Lessons of Cultural Conservatism


Notes


Index