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Summary:

"This is the first overview of cartoon art in this important cultural nexus of Asia. The eight chapters provide historical and present-day overviews of cartoons and comics in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and sociocultural and political analyses of cartooning in Singapore, Myanmar, and Malaysia"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Table of Contents; Preface by John A. Lent; Part I: Historical and Contemporary Overviews; 1. Cartooning in Indonesia: An Overview by John A. Lent; 2. Philippine Komiks: 1928 to the Present by John A. Lent; 3. The Uphill Climb to Reach a Plateau: Historical Analysis of the Development of Thai Cartooning by Warat Karuchit; 4. The Swerving Status of Cambodian Comic Art by John A. Lent; 5. Cartooning in Vietnam: A Brief Overview by John A. Lent; Part II. Socio-Cultural and Political Issues.
• 6. Chinese Cartoonists in Singapore: Chauvinism, Confrontation and Compromise (1950-1980) by Lim Cheng Tju7. Political Cartoons and Burma's Transnational Public Sphere by Lisa Brooten; 8. Cartoonist Lat and Malaysian National Identity: An Appreciation by Muliyadi Mahomood; About the Contributors; Works Cited; Index.

Contributors:

Lent, John A. , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Southeast Asian Cartoon Art (ISBN 9780786475575; LCCN 2013048049; OCLC Number 864676696)

Subjects:

Cartooning — Southeast Asia — History

Comic books, strips, etc. — Southeast Asia — History

Popular culture — Southeast Asia

Cartooning

Comic books, strips, etc.

Popular culture

Southeast Asia

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

PN6790.S65 S68 2014eb

ISBNs:

9781476614465 (electronic bk.)
1476614466 (electronic bk.)
9780786475575 [Invalid]
0786475579 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

869735831