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Mad Men : The Death and Redemption of American Democracy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Politics, Literature, and Film SeriesPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (208 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498526975
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mad MenDDC classification:
  • 791.4572
LOC classification:
  • KF4541.M336 2016eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Freedom and the Pursuit of Happiness -- Chapter One: Man Men and the End of History -- Chapter Two: Don Draper's Life, His Liberty, and His Need for Happiness -- Part II: American Dreams -- Chapter Three: Mad Men's Selective Nostalgia and Uncertain Progress -- Chapter Four: Mastering the Infinite -- Part III: Equality and Opportunity -- Chapter Five: "Just like a Man Does" -- Chapter Six: Mad Men's Tell-Tale Heart of Racism -- Part IV: Redemption -- Chapter Seven: Dante and Don Draper Share a Coke -- Chapter Eight: Between Past and Future -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.
Summary: This collection of essays explores the philosophical and political dimensions of America as revealed by AMC's Mad Men, investigating topics including freedom, equality, consumerism and justice.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Freedom and the Pursuit of Happiness -- Chapter One: Man Men and the End of History -- Chapter Two: Don Draper's Life, His Liberty, and His Need for Happiness -- Part II: American Dreams -- Chapter Three: Mad Men's Selective Nostalgia and Uncertain Progress -- Chapter Four: Mastering the Infinite -- Part III: Equality and Opportunity -- Chapter Five: "Just like a Man Does" -- Chapter Six: Mad Men's Tell-Tale Heart of Racism -- Part IV: Redemption -- Chapter Seven: Dante and Don Draper Share a Coke -- Chapter Eight: Between Past and Future -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.

This collection of essays explores the philosophical and political dimensions of America as revealed by AMC's Mad Men, investigating topics including freedom, equality, consumerism and justice.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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