02770nam 2200709 a 450 991045772630332120200520144314.01-4462-4062-20-7619-5233-01-280-36934-597866103693481-4129-3388-9(CKB)1000000000349565(EBL)254655(OCoLC)270358918(SSID)ssj0000271938(PQKBManifestationID)11238842(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271938(PQKBWorkID)10295302(PQKB)11334399(MiAaPQ)EBC254655(OCoLC)654745041(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064101(Au-PeEL)EBL254655(CaPaEBR)ebr10256814(EXLCZ)99100000000034956520120327d2001 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Wild West[electronic resource] the mythical cowboy and social theory /Will WrightLondon SAGE20011 online resource (212 p.)Core cultural iconsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4462-1717-5 0-7619-5232-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-197) and indexes.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 IndexWill 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.Core cultural icons.IndividualismSocial contractIndividualismWest (U.S.)Civil societyWest (U.S.)West (U.S.)Social conditionsElectronic books.Individualism.Social contract.IndividualismCivil society302.540978978.02Wright Will699919StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910457726303321The Wild West2464122UNINA