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A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West
Description
1st Edition
by Nicolas S. Witschi (Editor)
A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents a series of essays that explore the historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states.
- Offers a comprehensive approach to the wide range of cultural expressions originating in the west
- Focuses on the intersections, complexities, and challenges found within and between the different historical and cultural groups that define the west's various distinctive regions
- Addresses traditionally familiar icons and ideas about the west (such as cowboys, wide-open spaces, and violence) and their intersections with urbanization and other regional complexities
- Features essays written by many of the leading scholars in western American cultural studies
Details
Year:
2011
Pages:
569
Language:
English
Format:
PDF
Size:
21 MB
ISBN-10:
9781405187336, 1118652517
ISBN-13:
978-1405187336, 978-1118652510
ASIN:
1405187336, B005D7EPNS
