{"product_id":"the-american-western-9780748621415","title":"The American Western","description":"This wide-ranging book illuminates the importance of the Western in American history. It explores the interconnections between the Western in both literature and film and the United States in the 20th century.Structured chronologically, the book traces the evolution of the Western as a uniquely American form. The author argues that America's frontier past was quickly transformed into a set of symbols and myths, an American meta-narrative that came to underpin much of the 'American century'. He details how and why this process occurred, the form and function of Western myths and symbols, the evolution of this mythology, and its subversions and reconstructions throughout 20th-century American history.The book engages with the full range of historical, literary and cinematic perspectives and texts, from the founding Western histories of Theodore Roosevelt and Frederick Jackson Turner to the New Western history of Patricia Nelson Limerick and Richard White.Key texts used to illustrate the narrative include: *Owen Wister's \u003ci\u003eThe Virginian\u003c\/i\u003e*Jack Schaefer's \u003ci\u003eShane\u003c\/i\u003e*Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eBlood Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e*Ishmael Reed's \u003ci\u003eYellow Back Radio Broke Down\u003c\/i\u003e*Films from Edwin Porter's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Train Robbery\u003c\/i\u003e to Fred Zinneman's \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/i\u003e and from Clint Eastwood's \u003ci\u003eUnforgiven\u003c\/i\u003e to the post 9\/11 Westerns \u003ci\u003eOpen Range\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Alamo \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003eThis book is an essential and comprehensive analysis of the significance and enduring legacy of the American Western.Key Features: *Includes chapters on Western history, literature and film*Shows the interconnections between the Western (in all its forms) and 20th-century American history, politics, culture and society*The only book to take a multi-disciplinary approach to the subjec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen McVeigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.62w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748621415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen McVeigh is Lecturer in the Department of American Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea. Author of 'American Literature, 1900-1945. in \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Work in English Studies Volume 83\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40120019386483,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a95718b7-3b95-4c7e-941e-391336d5663c.jpg?v=1653662450","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-american-western-9780748621415","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}