Re-living the American frontier : western fandoms, reenactment, and historical hobbyists in Germany and America since 1900 /

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"The past offers a pleasant refuge from the present for many people, including historical reenactors and other historically-focused fan communities. Historical reenactment and living history groups extend far beyond modern hobbyists who recreate American Civil War battles (probably the best kno...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reagin, Nancy Ruth, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2021]
Series:Fandom & culture.
Subjects:
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, > 1867-1957 > Appreciation.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, > 1867-1957
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Historical reenactments > Germany > History.
Indianists > Germany.
Indian hobbyists > Germany.
Cowboys in popular culture > Germany.
Fans (Persons) > Cross-cultural studies.
Heritage tourism > Middle West.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Historiography.
Reconstitution historique > Allemagne > Histoire.
Amérindianistes > Allemagne.
Amateurs des Peuples autochtones > Allemagne.
Cowboys dans la culture populaire > Allemagne.
Tourisme culturel > Midwest (États-Unis)
HISTORY / General
Art appreciation
Cowboys in popular culture
Fans (Persons)
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life > Historiography
Heritage tourism
Historical reenactments
Indian hobbyists
Indianists
Germany
Middle West
West United States
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Who owns the West?
  • Buffalo Bill and Karl May : the origins of German Western fandom
  • A wall runs through it : western fans in the two Germanies
  • Little houses on the prairie
  • "And then the American Indians came over" : fan responses to indigenous resurgence and political change
  • Indians into Confederates : historical fiction fans, reenactors, and living history.

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