The Wild West [[electronic resource] ] : the mythical cowboy and social theory / / Will Wright
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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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| Pubblicazione: | London, : SAGE, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource ([vi], 205 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 302.540978 |
| Soggetto topico: | Individualism |
| Individualism - West (U.S.) | |
| Social contract | |
| Civil society - West (U.S.) | |
| Soggetto geografico: | West (U.S.) Social conditions |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Wild West |
| ISBN: | 1-4462-4062-2 |
| 0-7619-5233-0 | |
| 1-280-36934-5 | |
| 9786610369348 | |
| 1-4129-3388-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784347703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Core cultural icons.