Mariano Turzi

The International Politics of Superheroes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book covers the theories of international relations, pressing current issues, as well as the structures and main players in world politics through the medium of superheroes and supervillains.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9781538164969
• ISBN-10: 1538164965
• Artikelnr.: 62482584

Autorenporträt

By Mariano Turzi

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Part I: X-Ray Visions: International Relations Theories
Chapter 1. Liberalism: The JLA
Chapter 2. Batman's Realism
Chapter 3. Constructivism: Between Harvey Dent and Two-Face
Chapter 4. Red Son and the Power Structuralism
Chapter 5. Doctor Strange's Intersectional Perspective
Part II: The Multiverses: Global Structure
Chapter 6. Superman: Hegemony and World Order
Chapter 7. Globalization: The Flash
Chapter 8. Cyborg: The World's Digital Duplicate
Chapter 9. Peter's Web: International Organizations
Part III: Why We Fight: Global Issues
Chapter 10. War: Tony Stark, Iron Man, and the Military-Industrial Complex
Chapter 11. Doomsday Clock: Nuclear Proliferation
Chapter 12. Lex Luthor and Victor von Doom: Global Inequality
Chapter 13. X-Men: Migrants and Refugees
Chapter 14. Climate Change: Aquaman in the Anthropocene
Chapter 15. Green Lantern: Battlefield Space
Part IV: The Players: Global Super-Powers and Subpowers
Chapter 16. The United States: Is Captain America Retiring?
Chapter 17. Wonder Woman: The EU's Soft Power
Chapter 18. Emerging Countries: Welcome to Wakanda
Chapter 19. China: From Fu Manchu to Mandarin
Chapter 20. Is Russia Like the Hulk?
Chapter 21. Latin America's Eternal Return
Chapter 22. Epilogue: Bane's Facemask
References
Notes