Capitalist Superheroes: Caped Crusaders in the Neoliberal Age

by Dan Hassler-Forest

In the same way that Stallone and Schwarzenegger played film heroes who came to embody the values of Ronald Reagans aggressive conservative agenda in the 1980s, the 21st-century film narratives of Batman, Spider-Man and Superman reflect the policies of the Bush Doctrine after 9/11. This book offers a groundbreaking study of the relationship that exists between post-9/11 American politics and the contemporary superhero movie phenomenon. No other Hollywood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780991797
• ISBN13: 9781780991795
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Zero Books
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"