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Arab comic strips : politics of an emerging mass culture
- Title
- Arab comic strips : politics of an emerging mass culture / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Malti-Douglas.
- Author
- Douglas, Allen, 1949-
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1994], ©1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PN6790.A65 D68 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Malti-Douglas, Fedwa.
- Description
- xii pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 27 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-254) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: The World of Arab Comic Strips -- 2. Mickey in Cairo, Ramsis in Paris -- 3. Nasser, or the Hero in Strips -- 4. Machismo and Arabism: Saddam Husayn as Lone Hero -- 5. Radicalism in Strips: Ahmad Hijazi -- 6. Sacred Images: Islamic Comic Strips -- 7. Syria: The Party-State and its Strips -- 8. Tradition Viewed from the Maghrib: Tunisia -- 9. Arabian Success Story: Majid -- 10. Bilingual Politics: The Algerian Strip -- 11. Images in Exile: Beur Comic Strips -- 12. Regional Highways, Regional Signs.
- ISBN
- 0253318149 (alk. paper)
- 0253208319 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 93000103
- OCLC
- 27338392
- ocm27338392
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries