General editor’s introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Series introduction v
3. Dedication vi
4. Contents vii
5. General editor’s introduction ix
6. Acknowledgements xi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 ‘The people’s amusement’ 13
9. 2 ‘Fouling civilisation’? 39
10. 3 Trade attitudes towards audience taste 57
11. 4 ‘What made you put that rubbish on?’ 81
12. 5 ‘The appearance is an added incentive’ 106
13. 6 ‘A very profitable enterprise’ 124
14. 7 ‘Gunmen, rustlers and a damsel in distress’ 159
15. 8 ‘The home of the brave’? 177
16. 9 Popular film and literature 191
17. Conclusion 203
18. Appendix I 209
19. Appendix II 234
20. Appendix III 244
21. Select bibliography 250
22. Index 257