A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American WestISBN: 978-1-4051-8733-6
Hardcover
578 pages
May 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 10-15 days delivery time. The book is not returnable.
|
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