{"product_id":"9781517918323","title":"The Prettiest Woman by Grant Farred","description":"Uncovering Hollywood's perpetual longing for a lost industrial America \"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 Pretty Woman to expose and critique this lingering nostalgia for late-industrial capitalism.  Situating Pretty Woman alongside Reagan-era films including Wall Street, Farred 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-The Prettiest Woman 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368054468981,"sku":"9781517918323","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781517918323.jpg?v=1763548546","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781517918323","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}