Fu Manchu and the Third World.

Weinstein, Jay

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ERIC Number: EJ294256

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Publication Date: 1984

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Fu Manchu and the Third World.

Weinstein, Jay

Society, v21 n2 p77-82 Jan-Feb 1984

Uses a sociological perspective to examine the work of Sax Rohmer (creator of the Fu Manchu mystery novels) and discuss how popular culture is shaped by and acts to shape public and professional opinions about current events. Demonstrates how Rohmer's novels reflect White supremacist and ethnocentric attitudes. (ML)

Descriptors: Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Countries, International Relations, Novels, Popular Culture, Racial Bias, Social Science Research, Western Civilization, World History

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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