Showdown, Confronting Modern America in the Western Film

Showdown, Confronting Modern America in the Western Film
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0252012542
ISBN-13 : 9780252012549
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Book Synopsis Showdown, Confronting Modern America in the Western Film by : John H. Lenihan

Download or read book Showdown, Confronting Modern America in the Western Film written by John H. Lenihan and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showdown is a study of America's oldest, most representative film genre, the Western movie from the perspective of social allegory. It assesses scores of major and minor films to show how Westerns function as vehicles for contemporary social and political critiques of American life.


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