| Description |
viii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Culture and the moving image
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Culture and the moving image.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index. |
| Contents |
Cowboys, free markets, Wyatt Earp, and Thomas Dunson : My darling Clementine and Red River -- Melodrama and the feminine means to empire : Duel in the sun, Pursued, and Fort Apache -- Cold War westerns and the law of the gun : Broken arrow and The gunfighter -- Korea, containment, and nationalism : High noon, Shane, and The searchers -- Modernization theory, political discord, and intervention : Gunfight at the OK Corral, The magnificent seven, and The Alamo -- Imperialist nostalgia and the road to Vietnam : Lonely are the brave, Ride the high country, and The man who shot Liberty Valance. |
| Subject |
Western films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Western films. |
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United States. |
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Cold War in motion pictures.
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Cold War (1945-1989) in motion pictures. |
| ISBN |
1592132545 paperback alkaline paper |
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1592132537 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781592132539 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781592132546 paperback alkaline paper |
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