| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Politics, literature, and film
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Politics, literature, & film.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"The signs in this book spoke to him": the western craft of culture and convention -- "The stories of the West are many": the western craft of dream and daring -- "Strike first and then give tongue": the western culture of honor and anger -- "Without law, man becomes a beast": the western culture of rationality and sovereignty -- "The cowboy represents that independent spirit": the western culture of individuals and nations -- "Live with honor and [leave] our mark": the western culture of honor and character -- "What's he going to get out of this?": the western culture of interest and character -- "Why had he waited so long to speak?": the western craft of pride and performance -- "A track is not only marks upon the earth": the western craft of faces and traces -- "It's not revenge he's after; it's a reckoning": the western culture of fear and terror -- "Accurate description [with] poetry to the language": the western craft of myth and symbol -- "A show had to be real and yet not real": the western craft of celebrity and spectacle -- "Revenge broke it, and disease": the western craft of forgiving and forgetting -- "Tell him something pretty": the western craft of word and deed -- "In whose keeping would the horse have been?": the western culture of horizons and responsibilities. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Access |
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Local Note |
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| Terms Of Use |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
| Subject |
American fiction -- West (U.S.) -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
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Politics and literature -- United States -- History.
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Politics and literature. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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West (U.S.) -- In literature.
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Western films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Western films. |
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Western television programs -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects. |
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Television programs -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Television programs. |
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Western television programs. |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. |
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Literature. |
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West United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nelson, John S., 1950- Cowboy politics. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017] 9781498549479 (DLC) 2017039077 |
| ISBN |
9781498549486 (electronic book) |
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1498549489 (electronic book) |
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1498549489 |
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9781498549479 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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