1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454084103321

Autore

McDonald John W. <1922->

Titolo

The shifting grounds of conflict and peacebuilding [[electronic resource] ] : stories and lessons / / John W. McDonald with Noa Zanolli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2008

ISBN

1-282-47897-4

9786612478970

0-7391-3023-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DavenportNoa

Disciplina

327.730092

B

Soggetti

Diplomats - United States

Conflict management - History - 20th century

Peace-building - History - 20th century

Diplomacy - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 1945-1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

"Publications by Ambassador John W. McDonald": p. 317-320.

Nota di contenuto

Half Title; Title; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgmens; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacemaking contains the professional life lessons of Ambassador John W. McDonald and offers his insight into international issues, providing frank and informed discussion on the environment, women's rights, the global water crisis, sustainable resources, international development, and, above all, peace.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794207603321

Autore

De Dauw Esther

Titolo

Hot pants and spandex suits : gender representation in American superhero comics / / Esther De Dauw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-9788-0607-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.) : 4 b-w images, 22 color images

Disciplina

741.5352

Soggetti

Superheroes in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 White Superheroes and Masculinity -- Chapter 2 The White Female Body -- Chapter 3 Gay Characters and Social Progress -- Chapter 4 Legacy, Community, and the Superhero of Color -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The superheroes from DC and Marvel comics are some of the most iconic characters in popular culture today. But how do these figures idealize certain gender roles, body types, sexualities, and racial identities at the expense of others? Hot Pants and Spandex Suits offers a far-reaching look at how masculinity and femininity have been represented in American superhero comics, from the Golden and Silver Ages to the Modern Age. Scholar Esther De Dauw contrasts the bulletproof and musclebound phallic bodies of classic male heroes like Superman, Captain America, and Iron Man with the figures of female counterparts like Wonder Woman and Supergirl, who are drawn as superhumanly flexible and plastic. It also examines the genre’s ambivalent treatment of LGBTQ representation, from the presentation of gay male heroes Wiccan and Hulkling as a model minority couple to the troubling association of Batwoman’s lesbianism with monstrosity. Finally, it explores the intersection between gender and race through case studies of heroes like Luke Cage, Storm, and Ms. Marvel. Hot Pants and Spandex Suits is a fascinating and thought-provoking consideration of what superhero comics teach us about identity,



embodiment, and sexuality.