{"product_id":"the-american-worker-on-film-9780786447343","title":"The American Worker on Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   An examination of the cinematic and cultural discourse surrounding work, the worker, organized labor, and the working class in 20th century America, this book analyzes a number of films within the historical context of labor and politics. Looking at both comedies (\u003ci\u003eModern Times, Gung Ho, Office Space\u003c\/i\u003e) and dramas (\u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath, On the Waterfront, F.I.S.T., Blue Collar, Norma Rae\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMatewan\u003c\/i\u003e), it reveals how these films are not merely products of their times, but also producers of ideological stances concerning the status of capitalism, class struggle, and democracy in America. Common themes among the films include the myth of the noble worker, the shifting status of the American Dream, and the acceptability of reform versus the unacceptability of revolution in affecting economic, political, and social change in America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038032462167,"sku":"9780786447343","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786447343.jpg?v=1750938727","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-american-worker-on-film-9780786447343","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}