Pulp Empire
| Author | : Paul S. Hirsch |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 2021-07-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226350554 |
| ISBN-13 | : 022635055X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (55X Downloads) |
Download or read book Pulp Empire written by Paul S. Hirsch and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Paul Hirsch's revelatory book opens the archives to show the complex relationships between comic books and American foreign relations in the mid-twentieth century. Scourged and repressed on the one hand, yet co-opted and deployed as propaganda on the other, violent, sexist comic books were both vital expressions of American freedom and upsetting depictions of the American id. Hirsch draws on previously classified material and newly available personal records to weave together the perspectives of government officials, comic-book publishers and creators, and people in other countries who found themselves on the receiving end of American culture"--
