{"product_id":"the-prettiest-woman-9781517918323","title":"The Prettiest Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncovering Hollywood's perpetual longing for a lost industrial America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"We don't make things in America anymore\" like clockwork, this refrain resurfaces in political discourse, a reflection of yearning for a bygone era of industrial productivity. In his latest work, Grant Farred uses the 1990 film \u003ci\u003ePretty Woman\u003c\/i\u003e to expose and critique this lingering nostalgia for late-industrial capitalism. \u003cp\u003e Situating \u003ci\u003ePretty Woman\u003c\/i\u003e alongside Reagan-era films including \u003ci\u003eWall Street, \u003c\/i\u003eFarred examines the congealment of such a pervasive romanticized view of the United States as a fading industrial powerhouse. Drawing on an eclectic range of thinkers--from Raymond Williams and Slavoj Zizek to Mick Jagger--\u003ci\u003eThe Prettiest Woman\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique analysis of the ways Hollywood perpetuates the myth of a lost \"productive America,\" highlighting the seductive power of this fantasy despite its disconnect from economic and political realities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grant Farred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Forerunners: Ideas First\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.94h x 4.97w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517918323","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45133451001993,"sku":"9781517918323","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d52d655e-a0f6-48d2-a81f-ac5284784777.jpg?v=1767679082","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-prettiest-woman-9781517918323","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}