Dream West : politics and religion in cowboy movies /

"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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Main Author: Brode, Douglas, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 41.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
505 0 |a part one. Cowboy politics: Roosevelt through Reagan -- part two. God's country: Religion in the western film. 
520 |a "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"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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