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The American success myth on film / Julie Levinson.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.S755 L48 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levinson, Julie R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Success in motion pictures.
- Myth in motion pictures.
- Work in motion pictures.
- Social mobility in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States.
- Motion pictures.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Summary:
- " In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse about success and work in America"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Acknowledgements
- Top of the World: Cultural Narratives, Myths, and Movies
- Moving Up and Moving On: Mobility and the American Success Myth
- Work and its Discontents: The Corporate Workplace Movie
- Success Reassessed: Ambitious Women/Midlife Men
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bum: The Glorification of Unemployment
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes filmography.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230363366
- 0230363369
- OCLC:
- 774489529
- Online:
- Cover image
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