02805nam 2200637 a 450 991045913510332120200520144314.01-282-56163-497866125616340-7425-6788-5(CKB)2670000000014075(EBL)500878(OCoLC)609860105(SSID)ssj0000440936(PQKBManifestationID)12122156(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000440936(PQKBWorkID)10491117(PQKB)10345582(MiAaPQ)EBC500878(Au-PeEL)EBL500878(CaPaEBR)ebr10386435(CaONFJC)MIL256163(EXLCZ)99267000000001407520090730d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical economy, capitalism, and popular culture[electronic resource] /Ronnie D. LipschutzLanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20101 online resource (231 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7425-5650-6 0-7425-5651-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Political economy, capitalism, and popular culture -- Money and desire -- Bodies and possessions -- Development and motion -- Technology and alienation -- States and regulations -- Economy and gender -- Capitalism and disruption -- Through the mirror, darkly.This entertaining and enlightening book provides a guide to basic concepts and practices in capitalism, neoclassical economics, and political economy through an interpretation of popular films and novels of the past sixty years. Including works as varied as The Matrix, Lord of the Flies, The Dark Knight, Fight Club, and The Return of Martin Guerre, Ronnie Lipschutz describes and analyzes their essential role in the production and reproduction of contemporary society. His thoughtful and imaginative critique will bring to life the concepts and practices of economics and political economy for allEconomicsSociological aspectsCapitalismSocial aspectsCapitalism and mass mediaPopular cultureEconomic aspectsElectronic books.EconomicsSociological aspects.CapitalismSocial aspects.Capitalism and mass media.Popular cultureEconomic aspects.306.3/42Lipschutz Ronnie D48855MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459135103321Political economy, capitalism, and popular culture1950206UNINA