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The Gangster Film: Fatal Success in American Cinema
Ron Wilson
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Paperback. Series: Short Cuts. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 203 x 5. Weight in Grams: 202.
This volume examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed as a result of socio-cultural circumstances. From its origins in Progressive-era reforms to its use as an indictment of corporate greed, the gangster film has often provided a template for critiquing American ideas and values concerning individualism, success, and business acumen. The gangster genre has also been useful in critically examining race and ethnicity in American culture in terms of "otherness." Films studied include Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912), The Racket (1928), The Captive City ... Read more
This volume examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed as a result of socio-cultural circumstances. From its origins in Progressive-era reforms to its use as an indictment of corporate greed, the gangster film has often provided a template for critiquing American ideas and values concerning individualism, success, and business acumen. The gangster genre has also been useful in critically examining race and ethnicity in American culture in terms of "otherness." Films studied include Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912), The Racket (1928), The Captive City ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Short Cuts
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231172073
SKU
V9780231172073
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About Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson is a Lecturer in the Film and Media Studies Department at the University of Kansas. He teaches courses in American popular culture, classical and contemporary film/media theory, and graduate writing.
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