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Autore |
Wright Will |
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Titolo |
The Wild West [[electronic resource] ] : the mythical cowboy and social theory / / Will Wright |
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ISBN |
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1-4462-4062-2 |
0-7619-5233-0 |
1-280-36934-5 |
9786610369348 |
1-4129-3388-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource ([vi], 205 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Individualism |
Individualism - West (U.S.) |
Social contract |
Civil society - West (U.S.) |
West (U.S.) Social conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-197) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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