Dream West : : politics and religion in cowboy movies / / Douglas Brode.
"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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| Superior document: | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; number 41 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press,, 2013. |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ;
no. 41. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (391 pages) :; illustrations. |
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| 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"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780292709027 (hardback) 9780292748286 (pbk.) 9780292745568 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Douglas Brode. |