Captain America and the nationalist superhero : metaphors, narratives, and geopolitics /

Captain America and the nationalist superhero :

metaphors, narratives, and geopolitics /
Jason Dittmer.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Dittmer, Jason.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Superheroes in literature.
Nationalism and literature.
Geopolitics > Social aspects.
Popular culture > Political aspects.
America, Captain (Fictitious character).
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-223) and index.

Physical description: 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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ISBN:9781439909768 (cloth : alk. paper)
1439909768 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781439909775 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1439909776 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Table of Contents:
Introducing nationalist superheroes
Gendered nation-state, gendered hero
Embodying multiculturalism
Origins
Narratives of continuity and change
Grounding the nation-state
Geopolitical orders
Alternate worlds
Parody and subversion.

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