A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West

Witschi, Nicolas S.

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

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2011-05-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781405187336

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Dimensions: 254.0cm x178.6cm

Pages: 578.0