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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii INTRODUCTION Reading the Politics of Globalization in Mexican Comics 1 GRAPHIC POLITICS Political Elites, Globalization, and “lo Popular” 22 LOST IN THE BLUE EYES OF THE NORTH El Libro Vaquero Envisions the U.S. Side of the Border 47 NEOLIBERALS ALSO CRY El Libro Semanal and the U.S. Cultural Model 70 EMPIRE AT WORK Comic Books and Working-Class Counterpublics 92 MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT La Familia Burrón and the Politics of Modernization 118 CAPITALISM’S HERO Las aventuras del Dr. Simi 142 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Contents vi OPERACIÓN BOLÍVAR: The Work of Art in the Age of Globalization 164 EL BULBO VS. THE MACHINE Graphic Artistry as Superpower 187 CONCLUSION 212 WORKS CITED 221 INDEX 227 8 9 ...

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