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The Wild West [[electronic resource] ] : the mythical cowboy and social theory / / Will Wright



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Autore: Wright Will Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Wild West [[electronic resource] ] : the mythical cowboy and social theory / / Will Wright Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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
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Serie: Core cultural icons.