The American Dream and the Popular NovelRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 243 pages |
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Page 78
... wealth and property . For instance , the story of cattle ranching is not that of the ranch hands , or even of the ranch hands and their bosses , but of the ranchers , their families , and the families who own the neighbouring spreads ...
... wealth and property . For instance , the story of cattle ranching is not that of the ranch hands , or even of the ranch hands and their bosses , but of the ranchers , their families , and the families who own the neighbouring spreads ...
Page 96
... wealth , the hero , Ethan Allen Hawley , characterizes success in every era and in all its forms as robbery , murder , even a kind of combat , operating under ' the laws of controlled savagery . ” There is no doubt that business is a ...
... wealth , the hero , Ethan Allen Hawley , characterizes success in every era and in all its forms as robbery , murder , even a kind of combat , operating under ' the laws of controlled savagery . ” There is no doubt that business is a ...
Page 99
... wealth and comfort they have achieved , rather than during the struggle for its achievement . The hero of Youngblood Hawke by Herman Wouk ( 1962 ) rapidly gains acceptance into the lush entertainment world of New York and Hollywood ...
... wealth and comfort they have achieved , rather than during the struggle for its achievement . The hero of Youngblood Hawke by Herman Wouk ( 1962 ) rapidly gains acceptance into the lush entertainment world of New York and Hollywood ...
Contents
the social context | 17 |
from entrepreneurial | 63 |
the varieties | 91 |
Copyright | |
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