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Mob Culture - Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film (Paperback, New)
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Mob Culture - Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film (Paperback, New)
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Sinister, swaggering, yet often sympathetic, the figure of the
gangster has stolen and murdered its way into the hearts of
American cinema audiences. Despite the enduring popularity of the
gangster film, however, traditional criticism has focused almost
entirely on a few canonical movies such as Little Caesar, Public
Enemy, and The Godfather trilogy, resulting in a limited and
distorted understanding of this diverse and changing genre. Mob
Culture offers a long-awaited, fresh look at the American gangster
film, exposing its hidden histories from the Black Hand gangs of
the early twentieth century to The Sopranos. Departing from
traditional approaches that have typically focused on the "nature"
of the gangster, the editors have collected essays that engage the
larger question of how the meaning of criminality has changed over
time. Grouped into three thematic sections, the essays examine
gangster films through the lens of social, gender, and
racial/ethnic issues. Destined to become a classroom favorite, Mob
Culture is an indispensable reference for future work in the genre.
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