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Atomic Comics: Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World
Szasz
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Description for Atomic Comics: Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World
Hardcover. An examination of the cartoons that helped shape American comprehension of the Atomic Age Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
The advent of the Atomic Age challenged purveyors of popular culture to explain to the general public the complex scientific and social issues of atomic power. Atomic Comics examines how comic books, comic strips, and other cartoon media represented the Atomic Age from the early 1920s to the present. Through the exploits of superhero figures such as Atomic Man and Spiderman, as well as an array of nuclear adversaries and atomic-themed adventures, the public acquired a new scientific vocabulary and discovered the major controversies surrounding nuclear science. Ferenc Morton Szasz’s thoughtful analysis of the themes, content, and imagery of scores ... Read more
The advent of the Atomic Age challenged purveyors of popular culture to explain to the general public the complex scientific and social issues of atomic power. Atomic Comics examines how comic books, comic strips, and other cartoon media represented the Atomic Age from the early 1920s to the present. Through the exploits of superhero figures such as Atomic Man and Spiderman, as well as an array of nuclear adversaries and atomic-themed adventures, the public acquired a new scientific vocabulary and discovered the major controversies surrounding nuclear science. Ferenc Morton Szasz’s thoughtful analysis of the themes, content, and imagery of scores ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874178746
SKU
V9780874178746
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Ref
99-15
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