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American Gangster Cinema: From "Little Caesar" to "Pulp Fiction" - Crime Files
F. Mason
Much analysis of gangster movies has been based upon a study of the gangster as a malign figuration of the American Dream, originally set in the era of the Depression.
208 pages, notes, chronology, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 29, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780333674529 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 184 |
| Dimensions | 138 × 216 × 17 mm · 367 g |
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