{"product_id":"from-shane-to-kill-bill-9781405139649","title":"From Shane to Kill Bill","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eShane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western\u003c\/i\u003e is an original and compelling critical history of the American Western film.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an insightful overview of the American Western genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the entire history of the Western, from 1939 to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyses Westerns as products of a genre, as well as expressions of political and social desires\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeepens an audience''s understanding of the genre''s most important works, including \u003ci\u003eShane, Stagecoach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers, Unforgiven\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKill Bill\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains numerous illustrations of the films and issues discussed.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each chapter has a thesis explored at length, with analysis of selected films. The selection of film analyzed is well chosen with celebrated classics as well as the offbeat.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Film and Video\u003c\/i\u003e, Fall 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \"McGee has written a rich, ambitious book. ... McGee's readings are richly informed by the work of his predecessors, and they are invariably thoughtful, bold, and challenging. Probably every reader who has seen the films discussed will find things to quarrel with, but almost certainly every reader will also find McGee's arguments a powerful inducement to give these films another careful look. \u003cb\u003eSumming Up:\u003c\/b\u003e Highly recommended.\" -- \u003ci\u003eCHOICE, September 2007\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"McGee is an astute observer of United States culture who offers trenchant discussion of the Western genre. He chooses his films strategically and reveals their textual strategies and historical meanings.\" \u003ci\u003eStan Corkin, University of Cincinnati\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Why Shane Never Comes Back.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlan Ladd’s Face.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Shane Wants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Shane Wears a Blue Collar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Shane’s Gun Sounds Like an Atom Bomb.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Political Origin of the Western.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwen Wister Went West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe West Went to Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarx Goes West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Crossing the Border.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJefferson’s Double-Cross (Stagecoach and Destry Rides Again).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Virginian Crossed Out (The Westerner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Revolutionary Hysteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hysterical Fascist Killer (Duel in the Sun).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotorious Ladies (Johnny Guitar and The Quick and.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe Dead).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Bad Fathers Make Good Sons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShoot the Father (My Darling Clementine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Shoot the Father (Red River).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForget the Father (The Searchers).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gunfighter and the Proletariat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Man Who Did Not Corrupt Hadleyville (High Noon).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Men Who Save John Wayne (Rio Bravo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Man Who Shot John Wayne (The Man Who Shot Liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValance).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Magnificent Corpses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedemption through Destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Winners Are the Losers (The Magnificent Seven).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnly Death Will Do (The Wild Bunch).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Death’s Landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Uses of the Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Kinds of Men (The Dollars Trilogy).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Out of the Way (Once Upon a Time in the West and.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Fistful of Dynamite).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscendence on a Pale Horse (The Eastwood Westerns).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Western Armageddon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll Men Are Poets (McCabe and Mrs. Miller).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Multitude at Heaven’s Gate (Heaven’s Gate).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Kill Bill, or Why Shane Always Comes Back.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515723178327,"sku":"9781405139649","price":89.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-shane-to-kill-bill-9781405139649","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}