Sovereignty and superheroes / Neal Curtis

• Autore: Curtis Neal
• Pubblicazione: Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2017; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Disciplina: 741.5/3581
• Soggetto topico: Comic books, strips, etc - Political aspects; Comic books, strips, etc - Political aspects - United States; Superheroes; Sovereignty
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Soggetto non controllato: Comics; Emergency; Law; Power; Sovereignty; Superheroes; Violence
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Sovereignty and superheroes -- 1.Legitimacy and the good -- 2. Defending freedom -- 3. Law and violence -- 4.Friend and enemy -- 5. Emergency and bare life -- 6. Symbolic authority and kinship -- 7.Sovereignty at the limit -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This title marks a major contribution to the emerging field of comic studies and the growing literature on superheroes. Using a range of critical theorists, the book examines superheroes as sovereigns, addressing amongst other things the complex treatment of law and violence, legitimacy, and authority.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sovereignty and superheroes
• ISBN: 1-78499-638-6; 1-5261-0443-1; 1-78499-700-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823924803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II