Cowboy politics: myths and discourses in popular westerns from The Virginian to Unforgiven and Deadwood

John S Nelson

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Cowboy politics: myths and discourses in popular westerns from The Virginian to Unforgiven and Deadwood

John S Nelson

Politics, literature, and film, Lexington Books

2018

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Abstract

Cowboy Politics uses key works of literature, film, and television to explore how westerns address political challenges of Western civilization. This book tracks how westerns supplement liberal politics with republican, populist, perfectionist, and environmentalist politics.

History

United States

American fiction

Western television programs

In literature

Television programs

Motion pictures

History and criticism

Politics and literature

Political aspects

Western films

Politics and literature -- United States -- History

West (U.S.) -- In literature

American fiction -- West (U.S.) -- History and criticism

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Title: Subtitle: Cowboy politics: myths and discourses in popular westerns from The Virginian to Unforgiven and Deadwood
Creators: John S Nelson
Resource Type: Book
Publisher: Lexington Books; Lanham, Maryland
Series: Politics, literature, and film
ISBN: 1498549489; 9781498549486; 1498549470; 9781498549479
eISBN: 1498549489; 9781498549486
Number of pages: xii, 399 pages
Language: English
Date published: 2018
Academic Unit: Political Science; Graduate College Operations Distr; International Programs
Record Identifier: 9983983493902771

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