The Wild West : the mythical cowboy and social theory / / Will Wright

• Autore: Wright Will
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Ca., : SAGE, 2001; London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Ca. : , : SAGE, , 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource ([vi], 205 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.540978
• Soggetto topico: Individualism; Social contract; Individualism - West (U.S.); 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: 9786610369348; 9781446240625; 1446240622; 9780761952336; 0761952330; 9781280369346; 1280369345; 9781412933889; 1412933889
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963621603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Core cultural icons.