Monsters in america: our historical obsession with the hideous and the haunting
Auteur :
Poole, W. Scott
Éditeur :
Baylor University Press
ISBN :
9781602584662
Date de publication :
15 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
414 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Consulting newspaper accounts, archival materials, personal papers, comic books, films, and oral histories, Poole adroitly illustrates how the creation of the monstrous othernot only reflects society's fears but shapes actual historical behavior and becomes a cultural reminder of inhuman acts.--Christopher James Blythe, Florida State University "Journal of Religion and Popular Culture"