Author: Aldo J. Regalado
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1626746141
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
“Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound . . . It’s Superman!” Bending Steel examines the historical origins and cultural significance of Superman and his fellow American crusaders. Cultural historian Aldo J. Regalado asserts that the superhero seems a direct response to modernity, often fighting the interrelated processes of industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and capitalism that transformed the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present. Reeling from these exciting but rapid and destabilizing forces, Americans turned to heroic fiction as a means of explaining national and personal identities to themselves and to the world. In so doing, they created characters and stories that sometimes affirmed, but other times subverted conventional notions of race, class, gender, and nationalism. The cultural conversation articulated through the nation’s early heroic fiction eventually led to a new heroic type—the brightly clad, super-powered, pro-social action heroes that first appeared in American comic books starting in the late 1930s. Although indelibly shaped by the Great Depression and World War II sensibilities of the second-generation immigrants most responsible for their creation, comic book superheroes remain a mainstay of American popular culture. Tracing superhero fiction all the way back to the nineteenth century, Regalado firmly bases his analysis of dime novels, pulp fiction, and comics in historical, biographical, and reader response sources. He explores the roles played by creators, producers, and consumers in crafting superhero fiction, ultimately concluding that these narratives are essential for understanding vital trajectories in American culture.
Bending Steel
A Review of Bending Methods for Stainless Steel Tubing
Author: C. T. Olofson
Publisher:
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Category : Stainless steel
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Publisher:
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Category : Stainless steel
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Western Machinery and Steel
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
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Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
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Cambria Steel
Author: Cambria Steel Co
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Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Engineering and Contracting
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Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
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Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
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Fine Woodworking on Bending Wood
Author: Editors of Fine Woodworking
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9780918804297
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Whether making a delicate violin, a pair of skis or a graceful armchair, you'll need to bend wood. This text presents the basic methods and trade secrets from the experts."--Amazon.com.
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9780918804297
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
"Whether making a delicate violin, a pair of skis or a graceful armchair, you'll need to bend wood. This text presents the basic methods and trade secrets from the experts."--Amazon.com.
Automobile Engineer
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Category : Aircraft
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Category : Aircraft
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Steel Construction ...
Author: American School (Lansing, Ill.)
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Category : Building, Iron and steel
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Publisher:
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Category : Building, Iron and steel
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Use of Steel Sets in Underground Coal
Author: Juel H. Stears
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Category : Ground control (Mining)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Publisher:
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Category : Ground control (Mining)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Strength of Steel Roof Bolts After Repeated Bending
Author: Frank L. Gaddy
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Category : Mine roof bolting
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Publisher:
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Category : Mine roof bolting
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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