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The secret history of Wonder Woman  Cover Image Book Book

The secret history of Wonder Woman / Jill Lepore.

Summary:

A cultural history of Wonder Woman traces the character's creation and enduring popularity, drawing on interviews and archival research to reveal the pivotal role of feminism in shaping her seven-decade story.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780385354042 (hc : alk. paper) :
  • ISBN: 0385354045 (hc : alk. paper) :
  • Physical Description: xiv, 410 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 317-389) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Veritas -- Family circle -- Paradise island -- Great Hera! I'm back! -- Sources and acknowledgments -- Comics index.
Subject: Marston, William Moulton, 1893-1947
Wonder Woman (Fictitious character)
Superheroes > Comic books, strips, etc.
Feminism > United States > History.
Women's rights > United States > History.
Feminism
Superheroes in literature.
Women's rights.
Wonder Woman (Fictitious character)
United States
Genre: History.

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  • 23 out of 25 copies are currently available at PINES.

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Athens Regional Library System:
      Athens-Clarke County Library
NONFIC 741.5973 LEPORE ( Send Text)
31001002952589 NONFICTION Available
Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System:
      Friedman Branch Library
741.5973 LEP ( Send Text)
31019004433028 DISPLAY Available
Cherokee Regional Library:
      LaFayette-Walker County Library
741.597 LEPORE ( Send Text)
31010006384020 ADULT Checked out
Clayton County Library System:
      Headquarters Library
741.5 LEPORE JILL ( Send Text)
31012004362297 STACKS Available
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      Central Branch
741.5973 LEPORE, JILL ( Send Text)
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      Fayette County Public Library
741.597 LEPORE ( Send Text)
31022008620269 ADULT Available
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      Peachtree City Library
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      Gainesville Branch
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3102800813488 ADULT Available

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Summary: A cultural history of Wonder Woman traces the character's creation and enduring popularity, drawing on interviews and archival research to reveal the pivotal role of feminism in shaping her seven-decade story.

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