Mob Culture - Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film (Paperback, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2005
First published:	April 2005
Editors:	Lee Grieveson • Esther Sonnet • Peter Stanfield
Contributors:	Esther Sonnet • Giorgio Bertellini • Richard Maltby • Ronald Wilson • Mary Elizabeth Strunk • Martha Nochimson • Jonathan Munby
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	326
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-3557-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
LSN:	0-8135-3557-3
Barcode:	9780813535579

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