Rubenstein, Ann. Bad Language, Naked Ladies, and Other
Threats to the Nation: A Political History of Comic Books in Mexico.
Durham and London: Duke UP, 1998. 210 pp. ISBN 0-8223-2108-4 (cloth), ISBN
0-8223-2141-6 (paper).
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Acknowledgments ... ix
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Introduction ... 1
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Chapter One: The Creation of Mexican Comic Books, 1934-1952 ...
13
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Chapter Two: Home-Loving and without Vices: "Modernity," "Tradition,"
and the Comic Book Audience ... 41
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Chapter Three: The Uses of Tradition: Conservative Opposition to
Comic Books ... 75
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Chapter Four: The Uses of Failure: La Comisión Calficadora,
1944-1776 ... 109
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Chapter Five: Comic Books Respond to Their Critics, 1944-1976 ...
133
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Conclusion: The Lessons of Cultural Conservatism ... 163
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Notes ... 167
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Index ... 205
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