Download or read book Rustics and Politics written by Leslie Dale Feldman and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leslie Dale Feldman’s Rustics and Politics: The Political Theory of The Beverly Hillbillies looks at the political and economic themes in the classic post-World War II television show TheBeverly Hillbillies. This book analyzes the show’s handling of social status, social mobility, work, the American dream, and the idea of earned wealth versus wealth achieved by luck.