Empire's Old Clothes

Ariel Dorfman holds the Walter Hines Page Research Chair of Literature and Latin American Studies at Duke University. A world-renowned author, he has written numerous works of fiction, plays, poems, and essays in both Spanish and English, including Death and the Maiden, as well as the acclaimed memoir Heading South, Looking North: A Bilingual Journey, and (with Armand Mattelart) How to Read Donald Duck: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic.

“The Empire’s Old Clothes is as lively and relevant today as it was when it first came out. People like myself who have read it previously will re-read it with pleasure, use it in their work and courses, and re-sing its praises.”-Douglas Kellner, author of Guys and Guns Amok

• Preface to the New Edition xiPreface to the First Edition xxi1. Childhood as Underdevelopment 12. Of Elephants and Ducks 123. The Lone Ranger's Last Ride 584. The Infantilization of the Adult Reader 1175. The Innocents March into History . . . and Overthrow a Government 1546. Conclusion 173Notes 185Acknowledgments 197Index 199