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Urban nightmares : the media, the right, and the moral panic over the city /

In Urban Nightmares, Steve Macek documents the scope of alarmist representations of the city, examines the ideologies that informed them, and exposes the interests they ultimately served. Macek explains how Hollywood filmmakers, advertisers, and journalists validated the right-wing discourse on the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macek, Steve, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Urban Nightmares, Steve Macek documents the scope of alarmist representations of the city, examines the ideologies that informed them, and exposes the interests they ultimately served. Macek explains how Hollywood filmmakers, advertisers, and journalists validated the right-wing discourse on the urban crisis, popularizing its vocabulary and mobilizing fears of a perilous urban realm.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 372 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-350) and index.
Includes filmography: pages 351-353.
ISBN:9780816696000
0816696004
0816643601
9780816643608
081664361X
9780816643615