Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: exploring the Whedonverses -- The problem of power and control -- Love and sex as methods of control -- Aggression and violence as methods of control -- Supernatural methods of control -- Manipulating the brain as a method of control -- Manipulating memory as a method of control -- Exerting control with pharmaceutical agents -- Other methods of control -- Epilogue: final remarks.
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