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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809984903321

Autore

Brode Douglas <1943->

Titolo

Dream West : politics and religion in cowboy movies / / Douglas Brode

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin : , : University of Texas Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-292-74556-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (390 p.)

Collana

Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; ; number 41

Classificazione

PER004030

Disciplina

791.43/6278

Soggetti

Western films - History and criticism

Politics in motion pictures

Religion in motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

part one. Cowboy politics: Roosevelt through Reagan -- part two. God's country: Religion in the western film.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--