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Mob Culture: Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film
Lee Grieveson
Sinister, 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 "Little Caesar," "Public Enemy," and "The Godfather "trilogy, resulting in a limited and distorted understanding of this diverse and changing genre." ""Mob Culture" 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 "The Sopranos." 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. Destined to become a classroom favorite, "Mob Culture" is an indispensable reference for future work in the genre.
326 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 28, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813535579 |
| Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
| Pages | 326 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 23 mm · 476 g |
| Editor | Grieveson, Lee |
| Editor | Sonnet, Esther |
| Editor | Stanfield, Peter |
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