The Wild West : the mythical cowboy and social theory /
Will Wright.
Bok Engelsk 2001 Will. Wright
| Utgitt | London : : SAGE, , 2001.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource ([vi], 205 p.).
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Individualism; Chapter 1 - The Social Contract; Chapter 2 - 'Natural' Individuals; Chapter 3 - The Invisible Hand; Part 2: Industrial Problems; Chapter 4 - Karl Marx: The Revolutionary and the Cowboy; Chapter 5 - Max Weber: Bureaucracy and the Cowboy; Chapter 6 - Emile Durkheim: Endless 'Frontiers'; Chapter 7 - Separating the Women; Chapter 8 - Removing the Indians; Chapter 9 - Sustaining the Wilderness; Conclusion; References; Index; File and Television Index. - Will Wright explores the continuing popularity of the myth of the Wild West, demonstrating how, as a cultural icon, it speaks deeply to a desire for individualism and liberty. The author discusses the myth through market and social theory.. - Specialized.
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| ISBN | 0-7619-5233-0. - 1-280-36934-5. - 1-4129-3388-9. - 1-4462-4062-2. - 9786610369348
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