03042nam 2200817Ia 450 991096362160332120241226110514.0978661036934897814462406251446240622978076195233607619523309781280369346128036934597814129338891412933889(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(FINmELB)ELB131351205794(EXLCZ)99100000000034956520010216d2001 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe Wild West the mythical cowboy and social theory /Will Wright1st ed.London ;Thousand Oaks, Ca. SAGE2001London ;Thousand Oaks, Ca. :SAGE,2001.1 online resource ([vi], 205 p.)Core cultural iconsDescription based upon print version of record.9781446217177 1446217175 9780761952329 0761952322 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 conditionsIndividualism.Social contract.IndividualismCivil society302.540978Wright Will699919MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963621603321The Wild West4413987UNINA