A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West

A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West
ISBN-10
1118652517
ISBN-13
9781118652510
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
582
Language
English
Published
2014-02-03
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Nicolas S. Witschi

Description

A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents a series of essays that explore the historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. Offers a comprehensive approach to the wide range of cultural expressions originating in the west Focuses on the intersections, complexities, and challenges found within and between the different historical and cultural groups that define the west's various distinctive regions Addresses traditionally familiar icons and ideas about the west (such as cowboys, wide-open spaces, and violence) and their intersections with urbanization and other regional complexities Features essays written by many of the leading scholars in western American cultural studies

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