{"product_id":"mob-culture-lee-grieveson-9780813535579","title":"Mob Culture: Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eSinister, swaggering, yet often sympathetic, the figure of the gangster has stolen and murdered its way into the hearts of American cinema audiences. Despite the enduring popularity of the gangster film, however, traditional criticism has focused almost entirely on a few canonical movies such as \u003ci\u003eLittle Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, resulting in a limited and distorted understanding of this diverse and changing genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMob Culture\u003c\/i\u003e offers a long-awaited, fresh look at the American gangster film, exposing its hidden histories from the Black Hand gangs of the early twentieth century to \u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e. Departing from traditional approaches that have typically focused on the \"nature\" of the gangster, the editors have collected essays that engage the larger question of how the meaning of criminality has changed over time. Grouped into three thematic sections, the essays examine gangster films through the lens of social, gender, and racial\/ethnic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestined to become a classroom favorite, \u003ci\u003eMob Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable reference for future work in the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Grieveson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813535573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813535579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Lee Grieveson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926404038911,"sku":"9780813535579","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_10e43b8c-77b0-4bfa-8916-840806e07f5d.jpg?v=1681082897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mob-culture-lee-grieveson-9780813535579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}