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 Issue 308 / December 1998


The Mousetrap
Inside Disney's dream machine


Contents

Cover of latest NI magazine

Editor's letter

Inside the Disney dream machine
Wayne Ellwood journeys into deepest Florida to discover the 'Disney dilemma'.

D-Day
A light-hearted look at cultural hegemony.
By Andy Singer.

Disney's dolls
Kathi Maio takes stock of Disney's animated heroines.

Working for the rat
A report on Haiti's impoverished textile workers by Murray MacAdam.

Service with a smile
Can a rodent be a decent boss?
Wayne Ellwood finds out.

FACTS - The House of the Mouse

Fantasy cities
John Hannigan explains Disney's impact on city planning.

The racketeers of illusion
Western culture demobilizes the world's poor says Jeremy Seabrook.

Walt's World - A Reader's Guide to 'Disneyfication'

Elvis and slivovitz
Peter Lippman on cultural identity in Bosnia.

Paman Gober in Yogya
Indonesian kids talk to Linda Kaun about Disney comics.

Nature by design
Chris Clarke scrutinizes Disney's treatment of animals.

Action and Worth Reading... on Disney


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Photograph by Wayne Ellwood

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Letters
Letter from Mongolia
Update
The NI Interview with Billy Bragg
Reviews: plus Annette Peacock classic
NI Crossword
Endpiece: by Jeremy Seabrook
Country profile: Qatar

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