{"product_id":"atomic-comics-ferenc-morton-szasz-9780874178746","title":"Atomic Comics: Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe advent of the Atomic Age challenged purveyors of popular culture to explain to the general public the complex scientific and social issues of atomic power. \u003ci\u003eAtomic Comics\u003c\/i\u003e examines how comic books, comic strips, and other cartoon media represented the Atomic Age from the early 1920s to the present. Through the exploits of superhero figures such as Atomic Man and Spiderman, as well as an array of nuclear adversaries and atomic-themed adventures, the public acquired a new scientific vocabulary and discovered the major controversies surrounding nuclear science. Ferenc Morton Szasz's thoughtful analysis of the themes, content, and imagery of scores of comics that appeared largely in the United States and Japan offers a fascinating perspective on the way popular culture shaped American comprehension of the fissioned atom for more than three generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ferenc Morton Szasz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874178746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874178746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nevada Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2012 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012","brand":"Ferenc Morton Szasz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087031644415,"sku":"9780874178746","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad05d425-9683-4844-8809-6276be97b0d7.jpg?v=1769097905","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atomic-comics-ferenc-morton-szasz-9780874178746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}