Dream West: politics and religion in cowboy movies

"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,...

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Main Author: Brode, Douglas 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin University of Texas Press 2013
Edition:First edition
Series:Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture number 41
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Online Access:DE-Y3
DE-255
Summary:"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"--
Item Description:Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 online resource (391 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780292748286
9780292745568

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