Hollywood''s West - The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History

Informationen zum Autor Peter C. Rollins is Regents Professor Emeritus of English and American Film Studies at Oklahoma State University and is former editor of the journal Film & History. He is the coeditor of numerous books, including Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film. Klappentext American historians such as Frederick Jackson Turner have argued that the West has been the region that most clearly defines American democracy and the national ethos. Throughout the twentieth century, the "frontier thesis" influenced film and television producers who used the West as a backdrop for an array of dramatic explorations of America's history and the evolution of its culture and values. The common themes found in Westerns distinguish the genre as a quintessentially American form of dr

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• Authors: John E O'Connor, John E. O'Connor, Peter C Rollins, Peter C. Rollins, Peter C. O''connor Rollins
• Assisted by: John E. O'Connor (Editor), Peter C. Rollins (Editor)
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2008
• EAN: 9780813191966
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-9196-6
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Film & History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet