Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index.
Contents:
Index. Introduction -- The Yellow Peril: the American pulps between the world wars, 1919-1935 -- The Hun and the Nipponese hordes: the American pulps and comic books of World War II, 1935-1945 -- Russian communists, red Chinese and nuclear annihilation: the American pulps and comic books of the early Cold War, 1945-1956 -- Conclusion -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
"This book's purpose is to demonstrate, via the examination of popular youth literature from the 1920s through to the 1950s, that the stories therein drew their definitions of heroism and villainy from an overarching, nativist fear of outsiders that had existed before the Great War, but intensified afterwards"--Provided by publisher.
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