Hang 'em high law and disorder in western films and literature /
"This book discusses the many Western films as well as the novels they are based on, that illustrate distortions of the law in the Old West and the many ways, most of them marked by vengeance, in which its characters pursued justice"--
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| Formaat: | Elektronisch E-boek |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Jefferson, N.C. ; London :
McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers,
2013.
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| Online toegang: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Inhoudsopgave:
- Mistrials: 1929-1939-the depression, the talkies and manipulation of the law in the old west
- international hangmen: 1940-1949-war in the present and totalitarian behavior in the old west
- chaos: 1950-1955-the cold war, huac, and mob rule in the old west
- badge toters: 1956-1959-reafþrming the rule of law in the old west
- deadly force: 1960-1969-riding the vengeance trail as war breaks out at home and abroad
- bloodbath: 1970-1976-vietnam, race riots and abuse of the law in the old west
- reload: 1977-1992-american cynicism and revisionist western history
- back trail: 1993-2012-the last nineteen years.