The Wire: Urban Decay and American Television

by Tiffany Potter and C.W. Marshall

Book Overview

The first collection of critical essays on HBO's The Wire - the most brilliant and socially relevant television series in years

The Wire is about survival, about the strategies adopted by those living and working in the inner cities of America. It presents a world where for many even hope isn't an option, where life operates as day-to-day existence without education, without job security, and without social structures. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826438040
• ISBN13: 9780826438041
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"