Dream West: Politics and Religion in Cowboy Movies

Dream West: Politics and Religion in Cowboy Movies
ISBN-10
0292748280
ISBN-13
9780292748286
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
390
Language
English
Published
2013-08-01
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Author
Douglas Brode

Description

"Overturns conventional thinking that the Western genre is essentially conservative. Instead, Brode demonstrates that Hollywood liberals used Westerns to espouse a progressive agenda on a range of issues, including gun control, environmental protection, respect for non-Christian belief systems, and community cohesion versus rugged individualism. Doug Brode takes a new look at dozens of Westerns, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Red River, 3:10 to Yuma (old and new), The Wild Ones, High Noon, My Darling Clementine, The Alamo, and No Country for Old Men"--

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