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India's immortal comic books : gods, kings, and other heroes
- Title
- India's immortal comic books : gods, kings, and other heroes / Karline McLain.
- Author
- McLain, Karline.
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.
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- Description
- xiii, 240 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.
- Summary
- Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Pai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production.
- Series Statement
- Contemporary Indian studies
- Uniform Title
- Contemporary Indian studies.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.
- Contents
- Comic books that radiate a spiritual force -- The father of Indian comic books -- Long-suffering wives and self-sacrificing queens -- Accurately sequencing goddess Durga's mythology -- The warrior-king Shivaji in history and mythology -- Muslims as secular heroes and zealous villains -- Mahatma Gandhi as a comic book hero -- Conclusion. The global legacy of Amar Chitra Katha.
- Call Number
- JFF 13-250
- ISBN
- 9780253352774 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0253352770 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780253220523 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0253220521 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008030209
- OCLC
- 234260102
- Author
- McLain, Karline.
- Title
- India's immortal comic books : gods, kings, and other heroes / Karline McLain.
- Imprint
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.
- Series
- Contemporary Indian studiesContemporary Indian studies.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFF 13-250