From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western by McGee, Patrick (9781405139649)

From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western

by McGee, Patrick

Hardcover - English

From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western is an original and compelling critical history of the American Western film.

Provides an insightful overview of the American Western genre
Covers the entire history of the Western, from 1939 to the present
Analyses Westerns as products of a genre, as well as expressions of political and social desires
Deepens an audience's understanding of the genre's most important works, including Shane, Stagecoach, The Searchers, Unforgiven, and Kill Bill
Contains numerous illustrations of the films and issues discussed.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1405139641

EAN

9781405139649

Publisher

BLACKWELL PUBL

Publication Date

28 Apr 2006

Pages

288

Weight (kg)

0.53

Dimensions (cm)

23.6 x 16.5 x 2.1

About Author

Patrick McGee is Professor of English at Louisiana State University. He is the author of "Cinema, Theory, and Political Responsibility in Contemporary Culture" (1997) and "Joyce Beyond Marx: History and Desire in 'Ulysses' and 'Finnegans Wake' "(2001).