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Zombies: A Cultural History by Roger Luckhurst

oculus74's review against another edition

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dark informative medium-paced

5.0

egmamaril's review against another edition

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challenging informative fast-paced

4.25

read_nap_repeat's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

refrejarator's review against another edition

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dark funny informative fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! Very informative and in depth. It was very intersectionsal, and respectfully discussed colonial and racist history and how that impacted the development of the zombie as we know it. 

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mattjustin's review against another edition

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4.0

A really good source for all your zombie needs from the origins to the movies and shows in pop culture.

rumeysa's review against another edition

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4.0

Zombilerle ilgili basit ve ilginç bilgileri okurum diye düşünüyordum ama böylesine bir tarihi önemi olan araştırma beklemiyordum. Gerçekten beklentimin çok üstündeydi. Zombilerle ilgili çok fazla şeye bakış açımın değişmesinin yanı sıra küçük bir artı olarak uzun bir zombi film listesine de sahip oldum.

"Kölelik, Orlando Patterson'ın çağrışımlara açık terimiyle bir tür medeni ölümse, Amerikalı işgalciler tarafından yeniden köleleştirilmek bir yüzyıllık özgürlükten sonra tekinsiz bir geçmişe dönmek demekti; HASCO tarlalarında "yaşayan ölüler"in dolaşmasına şaşamamak gerekirdi."

jayrothermel's review against another edition

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3.0

A solid survey of the zombie trope from colonial Haiti to today, exploring the idea that "the history of the zombie is one of continual transport, translation and transformation, since it emerged from within the nexus of the transatlantic slave trade and colonial occupation. The zombie is born in transit, in between cultures, and is thus always susceptible to rapid reworking."

Only a few errors of fact: J. Edgar Hoover headed the FBI, not the CIA (page 138), for instance.

liminalweirdo's review

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

midnightreads7f1fa's review

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4.0

Worth it.

El libro es, tal como dice el título, una historia cultural de los zombis, desde sus orígenes en las Antillas (no solo en Haití) hasta su llegada, arraigo y evolución en Estados Unidos y Europa.
Desde la alegoría del amo y el esclavo para el brujo y el zombi, pasando por los distintos significados de la palabra "zombi", las películas de Romero y las que lo precedieron, hasta las hordas de Zombis que pueblan los video juegos modernos y el temor a las pandemias.
Me pareció interesante el recorrido, había varias cosas que no sabía. Teóricamente denso y bien hilado aunque la lectura puede volverse un poco tediosa por lo mismo. Tomar apuntes es un 'must'.
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