A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West
Author： Nicolas S. Witschi
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2011
E-ISBN: 9781444396577
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781118652510
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781405187336
Subject： I Literature
Language： ENG
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Description
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
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