The Wild West : the mythical cowboy and social theory /: the mythical cowboy and social theory. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Will Wright.
• Other Names: Wright, Will
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: London Thousand Oaks, Ca : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (205 pages)
• Subjects: 302.540978; Individualism -- West (U.S.); Social contract; Civil society -- West (U.S.); Cowboys -- West (U.S.); Public opinion -- West (U.S.); PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology; Civil society; Cowboys; Individualism; Public opinion; Social contract; Social conditions; Öffentliche Meinung; Cowboy; West (U.S.) -- Social conditions; United States, West; Wilder Westen; Frontier; USA; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781412933889; 1412933889; 9781446217177; 1446217175; 1280369345; 9781280369346
• Related ISBNs: 0761952330; 9780761952336; 0761952322; 9780761952329
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-197) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.