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The crowded prairie : American national identity in the Hollywood western / Michael Coyne.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.W4 C663 1977
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LIBRA PN1995.9.W4 C663 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coyne, Michael, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Western films--History and criticism.
- Western films.
- National characteristics, American, in motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed by St. Martin's Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- This stimulating book employs the Western as a vital medium for examining the many tensions which have beset modern America, from Stagecoach and the Depression to the decline of the genre in the 1970s.
- Coyne elaborates on the significance of a genre that has been said to have strongly influenced US government policy decisions, including Richard Nixon's reluctance to withdraw from Vietnam.
- As a genre, Westerns have had a remarkable tendency to touch upon the central issues of American life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-233) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1860640400
- OCLC:
- 37175901
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