The Invisible Hand in Popular Culture: Liberty vs. Authority in American Film and TV

by Paul A. Cantor

Popular culture often champions freedom as the fundamentally American way of life and celebrates the virtues of independence and self-reliance. But film and television have also explored the tension between freedom and other core values, such as order and political stability. What may look like healthy, productive, and creative freedom from one point of view may look like chaos, anarchy, and a source of destructive conflict from another. Film and television continually pose the question: Can Ame

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081314082X
• ISBN13: 9780813140827
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up