Pop culture and the dark side of the American dream con men, gangsters, drug lords, and zombies

Pop culture and the dark side of the American dream : con men, gangsters, drug lords, and zombies / Paul A. Cantor.

Author/creator	Cantor, Paul A. (Paul Arthur), 1945-2022
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2019]
Description	x, 207 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Popular culture--United States --History --20th century. Popular culture--United States --History --21st century. National characteristics, American. American Dream. United States--Civilization --1945-

Contents	Aristocracy in America: Huckleberry Finn and the democratic art of imposture -- The talented Mr. Dukenfield: W. C. Fields and the American dream -- "I believe in America": the Godfather films and the immigrant's tragedy -- The Macbeth of meth: Breaking bad and the tragedy of Walter White -- The apocalyptic strain in popular culture: the American nightmare becomes the American dream.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018056746
ISBN	9780813177304 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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