Dream West : politics and religion in cowboy movies /
Brode, Douglas, 1943-
Dream West : politics and religion in cowboy movies / Douglas Brode. - First edition. - 1 online resource (391 pages) : illustrations. - Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; number 41 . - Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 41. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
part one. Cowboy politics: Roosevelt through Reagan -- part two. God's country: Religion in the western film.
"Overturns conventional thinking that the Western genre is essentially conservative. Instead, Brode demonstrates that Hollywood liberals used Westerns to espouse a progressive agenda on a range of issues, including gun control, environmental protection, respect for non-Christian belief systems, and community cohesion versus rugged individualism. Doug Brode takes a new look at dozens of Westerns, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Red River, 3:10 to Yuma (old and new), The Wild Ones, High Noon, My Darling Clementine, The Alamo, and No Country for Old Men"--
9780292745568
Western films--History and criticism.
Politics in motion pictures.
Religion in motion pictures.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.W4 / B76 2013
791.43/6278
Dream West : politics and religion in cowboy movies / Douglas Brode. - First edition. - 1 online resource (391 pages) : illustrations. - Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; number 41 . - Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ; no. 41. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
part one. Cowboy politics: Roosevelt through Reagan -- part two. God's country: Religion in the western film.
"Overturns conventional thinking that the Western genre is essentially conservative. Instead, Brode demonstrates that Hollywood liberals used Westerns to espouse a progressive agenda on a range of issues, including gun control, environmental protection, respect for non-Christian belief systems, and community cohesion versus rugged individualism. Doug Brode takes a new look at dozens of Westerns, including Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Red River, 3:10 to Yuma (old and new), The Wild Ones, High Noon, My Darling Clementine, The Alamo, and No Country for Old Men"--
9780292745568
Western films--History and criticism.
Politics in motion pictures.
Religion in motion pictures.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.W4 / B76 2013
791.43/6278