Showdown, confronting modern America in the Western film
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x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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x114014956

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Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of Maryland, 1976.
General Note
Includes indexes.
Bibliography
Bibliography and filmography: pages 177-202.
Description
Showdown is a study of America's oldest, most representative film genre, the Western movie from the perspective of social allegory. It assesses scores of major and minor films to show how Westerns function as vehicles for contemporary social and political critiques of American life.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lenihan, J. H. (1980). Showdown, confronting modern America in the Western film . University of Illinois Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lenihan, John H., 1941-. 1980. Showdown, Confronting Modern America in the Western Film. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lenihan, John H., 1941-. Showdown, Confronting Modern America in the Western Film Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1980.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Lenihan, J. H. (1980). Showdown, confronting modern america in the western film. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lenihan, John H. Showdown, Confronting Modern America in the Western Film University of Illinois Press, 1980.

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