THE EMPIRE'S OLD CLOTHES What the Lone Ranger, Babar, Land Other Innocent heroes Do to Our Minds

Author Ariel Dorfman explores the hidden political and social messages behind the smiling faces that inhabit our popular culture such as the Lone Ranger, Babar the Elephant, Donald Duck, even the Reader's Digest, comics, books, & magazines. what he finds will surprise you, and you never again will view them in the same way. Entertaining & thought-provoking.