Showdown : Confronting Modern America in the Western Film by John H. Lenihan (1980, Trade Paperback)

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SHOWDOWN: CONFRONTING MODERN AMERICA IN THE WESTERN FILM (ILLINI BOOK) By John H. Lenihan **Mint Condition**.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN-100252012542
ISBN-139780252012549
eBay Product ID (ePID)107267

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameShowdown : Confronting Modern America in the Western Film
SubjectFilm / Genres / Westerns, General
Publication Year1980
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPerforming Arts
AuthorJohn H. Lenihan
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN79-025271
Dewey Edition18
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.43/0909/32
Synopsis''Lenihan's fine study [brings] new levels of scholarship and sophistication to the study of western films.... Should prove useful in the classroom, both for social history and film history courses. It will introduce readers to a new way to view some of the old horse operas that they had once taken for granted as fluffy entertainment.'' -- Western American Literature '''The best of the recent books to deal with Westerns produced since World War II --- in fact, probably the best recent study of the Western.'' -- Journal of the West ''Recommended for the student of film and the hardcore film buff. The rest of you will be surprised, delighted, perhaps even angered by some of the conclusions Lenihan has come to.'' -- Film World, ''Lenihan's fine study [brings] new levels of scholarship and sophistication to the study of western films.... Should prove useful in the classroom, both for social history and film history courses. It will introduce readers to a new way to view some of the old horse operas that they had once taken for granted as fluffy entertainment.'' -- Western ......, "Lenihan's fine study [brings] new levels of scholarship and sophistication to the study of western films.... Should prove useful in the classroom, both for social history and film history courses. It will introduce readers to a new way to view some of the old horse operas that they had once taken for granted as fluffy entertainment." -- Western American Literature '"The best of the recent books to deal with Westerns produced since World War II --- in fact, probably the best recent study of the Western." -- Journal of the West "Recommended for the student of film and the hardcore film buff. The rest of you will be surprised, delighted, perhaps even angered by some of the conclusions Lenihan has come to." -- Film World, "Lenihan's fine study brings] new levels of scholarship and sophistication to the study of western films.... Should prove useful in the classroom, both for social history and film history courses. It will introduce readers to a new way to view some of the old horse operas that they had once taken for granted as fluffy entertainment." -- Western American Literature '"The best of the recent books to deal with Westerns produced since World War II --- in fact, probably the best recent study of the Western." -- Journal of the West "Recommended for the student of film and the hardcore film buff. The rest of you will be surprised, delighted, perhaps even angered by some of the conclusions Lenihan has come to." -- Film World
LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.W4

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