{"product_id":"donald-trump-in-the-frontier-mythology-9781032541310","title":"Donald Trump in the Frontier Mythology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the presidential image of Donald Trump as it is constructed by the media within American national mythology, precisely the frontier myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy offering an account of three milestones in the development of the frontier mythology in its intersection with presidential imagery, the book shows how the image of Donald Trump fits into the line of cowboy presidents, together with Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. It also offers insights into the reasons for making Russian president Vladimir Putin a part of Trump's story and a routinely mentioned figure in American presidential politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplying the means of philosophical anthropology to this topical issue at the intersection of politics and the media, this volume will appeal to those working and studying in the areas of media studies, political anthropology, American studies, and myth studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The toughest guy in the office\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tough guy theme in politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasculine politics and the origin of the tough\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheodore Roosevelt: the becoming of the frontier and the arrival of the hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerformative frontier: staging the myth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe enduring contradiction of myth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe land and the man\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe man and the towners\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe girl: gendered opposition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRonald Reagan: extension of the frontier and inversion of the hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eMyth gains primacy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe exhauster of myth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDonald Trump: recovered meanings of the frontier and resurgence of the hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack to the beginning \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew scapes: cowboy goes metropolitan \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyth continued\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVladimir Putin: \"stolen\" meanings of the frontier and a supplementing hero \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere comes the villain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Is he one of us?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConcluding thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019109663063,"sku":"9781032541310","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032541310.jpg?v=1750779332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/donald-trump-in-the-frontier-mythology-9781032541310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}