Tony Soprano's America: Gangsters, Guns, and Money

Synopsis

Introduction -- It's Hbo And It's Complicated: The Sopranos And Television History -- The Cultural Logic Of The Sopranos -- Cut To Black: Sentimentality, Nostalgia, And History In The Sopranos -- Capitalism In The Sopranos -- The Sopranos And The History Of The Gangster Film -- The Comic Incongruity Of The Sopranos -- Religion In The Sopranos -- The Sopranos And The Spread Of The Therapeutic Society -- The Sopranos And The Decline Of The American Family -- The Sopranos And The Decline Of American Manhood -- Women In The Sopranos -- Representing The Fbi In The Sopranos -- The Sopranos And Postethnic America -- The Working Class And The Sopranos -- Conclusion. M. Keith Booker, Isra Daraiseh. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 229-232) And Index.