{"product_id":"little-caesar-gerald-peary-9780299084547","title":"Little Caesar","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLittle Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e, a 1931 Hollywood gangster classic, is viewed in revivals today with nearly as much audience enthusiasm as it enjoyed a half-century ago, in the depths of the Great Depression.\u003cbr\u003e In general, the Hollywood film industry responded to the dark economic conditions of the 1930s with escapist and non-topical films. The fascinating exception was the gangster film, through which the studios joined in the debate over the spiritual and economic health of the nation. \u003ci\u003eLittle Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e, considered by many to be an architype of the genre, is one of the most memorable dramatizations of the discontent and alienation, the deep anxiety and hostility shared by millions of Americans during those dark years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald Peary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 029908454X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299084547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.56w x 0.44d","brand":"Gerald Peary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075997757695,"sku":"9780299084547","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa233ffd-86c1-4eec-9eeb-53a9d43aa3a9.jpg?v=1685462604","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/little-caesar-gerald-peary-9780299084547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}