Robert A. Saunders is assistant professor of politics at the State University of New York at Farmingdale.

The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen does not skimp on scholarship, style, or wit. Robert A. Saunders’s writing is lively and entertaining and makes a persuasive case for Sacha Baron Cohen as a case study of the complicated negotiations between local and global cultures.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 Introduction: Who is Sacha Baron Cohen and What Does He Want?Part 4 I. Being Baron CohenChapter 5 1. From Hertfordshire to Kibbutz to Cambridge: The Making of a MinstrelChapter 6 2.Da Ali G Show: Building a Brand Bamboozler ExtraordinaireChapter 7 3.Personae Comicae: The Postmodern Politics behind Ali G, Borat, and BrunoPart 8 II. The Battle over BoratChapter 9 4. Defending and Defining Kazakhstan: The Battle over Borat BeginsChapter 10 5. Learning to Love Boratistan: Kazakhstan Buys in Brand BoratChapter 11 6. Under Fire and Loving It: The Cultural Impact, Criticisms, and Controversies ofBoratChapter 12 Afterword: The Global Minstrel ShowChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author

Robert A. Saunders is assistant professor of politics at the State University of New York at Farmingdale.

The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen does not skimp on scholarship, style, or wit. Robert A. Saunders’s writing is lively and entertaining and makes a persuasive case for Sacha Baron Cohen as a case study of the complicated negotiations between local and global cultures.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 Introduction: Who is Sacha Baron Cohen and What Does He Want?Part 4 I. Being Baron CohenChapter 5 1. From Hertfordshire to Kibbutz to Cambridge: The Making of a MinstrelChapter 6 2.Da Ali G Show: Building a Brand Bamboozler ExtraordinaireChapter 7 3.Personae Comicae: The Postmodern Politics behind Ali G, Borat, and BrunoPart 8 II. The Battle over BoratChapter 9 4. Defending and Defining Kazakhstan: The Battle over Borat BeginsChapter 10 5. Learning to Love Boratistan: Kazakhstan Buys in Brand BoratChapter 11 6. Under Fire and Loving It: The Cultural Impact, Criticisms, and Controversies ofBoratChapter 12 Afterword: The Global Minstrel ShowChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author

Robert A. Saunders is assistant professor of politics at the State University of New York at Farmingdale.

The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen does not skimp on scholarship, style, or wit. Robert A. Saunders’s writing is lively and entertaining and makes a persuasive case for Sacha Baron Cohen as a case study of the complicated negotiations between local and global cultures.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 Introduction: Who is Sacha Baron Cohen and What Does He Want?Part 4 I. Being Baron CohenChapter 5 1. From Hertfordshire to Kibbutz to Cambridge: The Making of a MinstrelChapter 6 2.Da Ali G Show: Building a Brand Bamboozler ExtraordinaireChapter 7 3.Personae Comicae: The Postmodern Politics behind Ali G, Borat, and BrunoPart 8 II. The Battle over BoratChapter 9 4. Defending and Defining Kazakhstan: The Battle over Borat BeginsChapter 10 5. Learning to Love Boratistan: Kazakhstan Buys in Brand BoratChapter 11 6. Under Fire and Loving It: The Cultural Impact, Criticisms, and Controversies ofBoratChapter 12 Afterword: The Global Minstrel ShowChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author