Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- A brief history of the working class in film -- A cool hand and two Depression-era rebels -- A not-so-easy ride and its aftermath -- A war fought on multiple fronts -- The right reacts -- New Hollywood takes its turn -- Blockbusters, blaxploitation, and the return of the working-class hero -- The ethnic revival -- Two films reflect on the end of an era -- Epilogue.
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