Bending steel : modernity and the American superhero / Aldo J. Regalado.

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"Bending Steel examines the historical origins and cultural significance of Superman and his fellow American crusaders. Cultural historian Aldo J. Regalado asserts that the superhero seems a direct response to modernity, often fighting the interrelated processes of industrialization, urbanization, i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Regalado, Aldo J. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]
Subjects:	Superhero comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism. Superheroes in literature. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Modernism (Aesthetics) > United States > Influence. Superhero films > History and criticism.
Physical Description:	x, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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