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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457726303321

Autore

Wright Will

Titolo

The Wild West [[electronic resource] ] : the mythical cowboy and social theory / / Will Wright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2001

ISBN

1-4462-4062-2

0-7619-5233-0

1-280-36934-5

9786610369348

1-4129-3388-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

Core cultural icons

Disciplina

302.540978

978.02

Soggetti

Individualism

Social contract

Individualism - West (U.S.)

Civil society - West (U.S.)

Electronic books.

West (U.S.) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-197) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.