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Cowboys as cold warriors : the Western and U.S. history /
Though the United States emerged from World War II with superpower status and quickly entered a period of economic prosperity, the stresses and contradictions of the Cold War nevertheless cast a shadow over American life. The same period marked the heyday of the western film. Cowboys as Cold Warrior...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Culture and the moving image.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Though the United States emerged from World War II with superpower status and quickly entered a period of economic prosperity, the stresses and contradictions of the Cold War nevertheless cast a shadow over American life. The same period marked the heyday of the western film. Cowboys as Cold Warriors shows that this was no coincidence. It examines many of the significant westerns released between 1946 and 1962, analyzing how they responded to and influenced the cultural climate of the country. Author Stanley Corkin discusses a dozen films in detail, connecting them to each other and to numerou. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439905685 1439905681 1299833470 9781299833470 |