From Wiseguys to Wise Men
Fred Gardaphe
Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2006
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Studies the cultural figure of the gangster, and explores its social function in the construction and projection of masculinity in the United States. From Francis Ford Coppola to Martin Scorsese, this book investigates the role of the gangster in their films, as well as the literature of Italian American writers such as Mario Puzo and Gay Talese.
- ISBN-13
- 9780415946483
- ISBN-10
- 0415946484
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Year
- 2006
- Publication date
- 2006-03-07
- Pages
- 264
- Dimensions
- 154x229x17
- Weight
- 394