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Book Synopsis
Censored and condemned, this is a Marxist critique of how our favourite cartoons are vehicles for capitalist ideology.

Trade Review
'A handbook of de-colonization' -- John Berger
'The book has a rambunctious humor that complements its polemical spirit . . . As Disney has evolved from an animation studio into a corporate behemoth—with theme parks, a cruise line, and content streaming around the world—How to Read Donald Duck and its charge of cultural imperialism rings all the truer' -- New Yorker

Table of Contents

Introduction To The Fourth Edition - Ariel Dorfman
Preface To The English Edition - Ariel Dorfman & Armand Mattelart
Introduction To The English Edition - David Kunzle
Apology For Duckology
Introduction: Instructions On How To Become A General In The Disneyland Club
I. Uncle, Buy Me A Contraceptive …
II. From The Child To The Noble Savage
III. From The Noble Savage To The Third World
IV. The Great Parachutist
V. The Ideas Machine
VI. The Age Of The Dead Statues
Conclusion: Power To Donald Duck?
Selected Bibliography
Appendix:
Donald Duck Vs. Chilean Socialism:
A Fair Use Exchange
John Shelton Lawrence
Endnotes

How to Read Donald Duck

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      Publisher Pluto Press
      Published 20 March 2019
      ISBN-13 9780745339788
      978-0745339788
      ISBN-10 0745339786
      Also in:
      History Colonialism and imperialism Politics, Philosophy & Society Media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Censored and condemned, this is a Marxist critique of how our favourite cartoons are vehicles for capitalist ideology.

      Trade Review
      'A handbook of de-colonization' -- John Berger
      'The book has a rambunctious humor that complements its polemical spirit . . . As Disney has evolved from an animation studio into a corporate behemoth—with theme parks, a cruise line, and content streaming around the world—How to Read Donald Duck and its charge of cultural imperialism rings all the truer' -- New Yorker

      Table of Contents

      Introduction To The Fourth Edition - Ariel Dorfman
      Preface To The English Edition - Ariel Dorfman & Armand Mattelart
      Introduction To The English Edition - David Kunzle
      Apology For Duckology
      Introduction: Instructions On How To Become A General In The Disneyland Club
      I. Uncle, Buy Me A Contraceptive …
      II. From The Child To The Noble Savage
      III. From The Noble Savage To The Third World
      IV. The Great Parachutist
      V. The Ideas Machine
      VI. The Age Of The Dead Statues
      Conclusion: Power To Donald Duck?
      Selected Bibliography
      Appendix:
      Donald Duck Vs. Chilean Socialism:
      A Fair Use Exchange
      John Shelton Lawrence
      Endnotes

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