Douglas, Allen, 1949-,

Arab comic strips : politics of an emerging mass culture / [print] Allen Douglas and Fedwa Malti-Douglas. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, (c)1994. - xii, 263 pages, 8. pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.



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.



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Comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism.--Arab countries
Comic books, strips, etc.--Political aspects--Arab countries.
Politics and culture--Arab countries.

PN6790 PN6790.M261.A733 1994