{"product_id":"the-international-politics-of-superheroes-9781538164969","title":"The International Politics of Superheroes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow your favorite caped crusaders (and foes) to learn about the current world order. Mariano Turzi explains the main theories of international relations through Batman, Two-Face, and the Justice League. The Hulk illuminates Russia's foreign policy and Aquaman sheds light on climate change. The X-Men experience the same dramas as refugees and Tony Stark personifies modern warfare. How is Spiderman like the UN and Wonder Woman's soft power comparable to the European Union? You will learn about globalization through Flash and about American hegemony with Superman and Captain America. Even Bane and his face mask appear, anticipating the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Taking superheroes and supervillains as myths or modern archetypes, the book invites you to a super-journey through the fascinating universe of structures, themes, protagonists, and problems of world affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: X-Ray Visions: International Relations Theories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Liberalism: The JLA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Batman’s Realism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Constructivism: Between Harvey Dent and Two-Face\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Red Son and the Power Structuralism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Doctor Strange’s Intersectional Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: The Multiverses: Global Structure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Superman: Hegemony and World Order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Globalization: The Flash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Cyborg: The World's Digital Duplicate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Peter's Web: International Organizations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Why We Fight: Global Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. War: Tony Stark, Iron Man, and the Military-Industrial Complex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Doomsday Clock: Nuclear Proliferation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Lex Luthor and Victor von Doom: Global Inequality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13. X-Men: Migrants and Refugees\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Climate Change: Aquaman in the Anthropocene\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Green Lantern: Battlefield Space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: The Players: Global Super-Powers and Subpowers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16. The United States: Is Captain America Retiring?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Wonder Woman: The EU’s Soft Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Emerging Countries: Welcome to Wakanda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19. China: From Fu Manchu to Mandarin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 20. Is Russia Like the Hulk?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 21. Latin America's Eternal Return\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 22. Epilogue: Bane's Facemask\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041222984023,"sku":"9781538164969","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538164969.jpg?v=1750949419","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-international-politics-of-superheroes-9781538164969","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}