An exploration of the British campaign against horror comics between 1949 and 1955 that led to the passage of the Children and Young Persons Act of 1955
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An exploration of the British campaign against horror comics between 1949 and 1955 that led to the passage of the Children and Young Persons Act of 1955
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9780878055944.
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Good. Text pages clean & tight with no markings/highlighting. Cover has scattered scratches. British frenzy over U.S. horror comics & links to Communist propaganda in the Cold War era. Very readable copy.
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Jackson. 1992. University Press of Mississippi. 1st American Edition. Very Good. No Dustjacket As Issued. 0878055932. Studies In Popular Culture series. 239 pages. hardcover. keywords: Horror Comics England Popular Culture Art. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Between 1949 and 1955 Britain was swept by a rising tide of panic about 'American-style' or 'horror' comics. The British press cried out in alarm: 'Now Ban This Filth That Poisons Our Children, ' 'Drive Out the Horror Comics. ' As one frenzied columnist protested: 'I feel as though I have been trudging through a sewer. Here is a terrible twilight zone between sanity and madness. peopled by monsters, grave robbers, human flesh eaters. ' A campaign against ghoulish comic books climaxed in an Act of Parliament making it illegal to publish or sell any material in comic form deemed to be 'harmful to children. ' But behind the facade of concern for the protection of children, another very different story lurked. This book explores the British campaign by asking some rather different questions. Who were the people at the heart of the anti-comics campaign? Why and how did the British Communist Party come to play a central role, and yet end up attacking a group of comics which were 'on their side' in assaulting the irrationality of McCarthyism? The British 'horror comics' campaign reveals the inadequacy of some conventional assessments of anti-media panics. In showing a curious gap between the private concerns of the campaigners and their public rhetoric, A Haunt of Fears, originally published in Britain in 1983, raises serious questions about the state of British culture during this era. inventory #31852.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9780878055944.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9780878055944.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 252 p. Studies in Popular Culture (Paperback). In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
