The Wire and America's Dark Corners(English, Paperback, unknown)

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The Wire and America's Dark Corners(English, Paperback, unknown) is written by unknown and published by McFarland & Co Inc. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786479183 (ISBN 10) and 9780786479184 (ISBN 13).

In post-9/11 America, while all eyes were on Iraq and Afghanistan, The Wire (2002-2008) focused on the dark realities of those living in America's disintegrating industrial heartlands and drug-ravaged neighborhoods, striving against the odds in its schools, hospitals and legal system. With compelling story lines and a memorable cast of characters, The Wire has been compared to the work of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, with a level of detail rarely seen in a dramatic series. While the show garnered critical praise and a loyal following, a discussion of its political aspects--in particular Bush-era America--is overdue. This collection of new essays examines The Wire in terms of the War on Drugs, the racial and economic division of America's cities, the surveillance state and the meaning of citizenship.