{"product_id":"the-wire-deadwood-homicide-and-jason-vest-9780313378195","title":"The Wire, Deadwood, Homicide, and NYPD Blue: Violence is Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book offers the only examination of the television writing of David Milch and David Simon as significant contributions to American culture, literature, and social realism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Milch and David Simon are two of the most prolific and successful television drama writers in the last 30 years. These talented writers have combined real-world knowledge with wild imaginations and understandings of the human psyche to create riveting shows with realistic environments and storylines. Minch and Simon's writing have resulted in television series that have earned both critical acclaim and millions of viewers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Wire, Deadwood, Homicide, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e NYPD Blue: \u003ci\u003eViolence is Power\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive text yet written about Milch and Simon, and documents how television dramas of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s mirrored American culture with unprecedented sociological accuracy. The author explains how both individuals are not only capable dramatists, but also insightful cultural critics. This book also examines the full range of Milch's and Simon's authorial careers, including Milch's books \u003ci\u003eTrue Blue: The Real Stories behind\u003c\/i\u003e NYPD Blue and Deadwood: \u003ci\u003eTales of the Black Hills\u003c\/i\u003e and Simon's \u003ci\u003eHomicide: A Year on the Killing Streets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Vest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313378193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313378195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 249","brand":"Jason Vest","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425008894207,"sku":"9780313378195","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_811e4b00-0fc1-4763-9aa3-17b81a6ac1dc.jpg?v=1761536372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wire-deadwood-homicide-and-jason-vest-9780313378195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}