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The American success myth on film
- Title
- The American success myth on film / Julie Levinson.
- Author
- Levinson, Julie R.
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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Details
- Description
- viii, 220 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- 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"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes filmography.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- MFL 13-4958
- ISBN
- 9780230363366 (hardback)
- 0230363369 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2012022123
- OCLC
- 808792603
- Author
- Levinson, Julie R.
- Title
- The American success myth on film / Julie Levinson.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes filmography.Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Research Call Number
- MFL 13-4958