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1042152
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b796522
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| Main Entry
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Wright, Will.
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| Title & Author
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The Wild West : : the mythical cowboy and social theory /\ Will Wright.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Thousand Oaks, Ca. :: SAGE,, 2001.
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| Series Statement
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Core cultural icons
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1 online resource (205 pages).
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| ISBN
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1280369345
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: 1412933889
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: 6610369348
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: 9781280369346
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: 9781412933889
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: 9781446217177
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: 9781446240625
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: 9786610369348
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0761952322
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0761952330
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9780761952329
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9780761952336
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-197) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Individualism; Chapter 1 -- The Social Contract; Chapter 2 -- 'Natural' Individuals; Chapter 3 -- The Invisible Hand; Part 2: Industrial Problems; Chapter 4 -- Karl Marx: The Revolutionary and the Cowboy; Chapter 5 -- Max Weber: Bureaucracy and the Cowboy; Chapter 6 -- Emile Durkheim: Endless 'Frontiers'; Chapter 7 -- Separating the Women; Chapter 8 -- Removing the Indians; Chapter 9 -- Sustaining the Wilderness; Conclusion; References; Index; File and Television Index.
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| Abstract
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An extremely accessible, well structured and imaginative reading of market and social theory in terms of the myth of the Wild West frontier' New Formations: This book, written by the author of the celebrated volume Six Guns and Society, explains why the myth of the Wild West is popular around the world.
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Civil society-- West (U.S.)
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Cowboys-- West (U.S.)
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Individualism-- West (U.S.)
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Public opinion-- West (U.S.)
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Social contract.
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Civil society.
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Cowboy
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Cowboys.
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Individualism.
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Öffentliche Meinung
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Social Psychology.
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Public opinion.
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Social conditions
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Social contract.
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West (U.S.), Social conditions.
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Frontier
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USA.
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West United States.
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Wilder Westen
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| Dewey Classification
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302.540978
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| LC Classification
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HM1276.W75 2001
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