Viva La Historieta: Mexican Comics, Nafta, and the Politics of Globalization

by Bruce Campbell

Viva la historieta critically examines the participation of Mexican comic books in the continuing debate over the character and consequences of globalization in Mexico. The focus of the book is on graphic narratives produced by and for Mexicans in the period following the 1994 implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an economic accord that institutionalized the free-market vision of relationships among the United States,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604731265
• ISBN13: 9781604731262
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"