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Morta Las Vegas stands as a vital contribution to the evolving conversation between poststructuralist thought and Western American history in the "post-truth" era."—Alex Trimble Young,
Western Historical Quarterly"A work of impressive ambition, written by two of Western literary studies' most influential scholars."—Jeffrey Chisum,
Western American Literature“Bold, dangerous, troubling, speculative, and playful, spinning stories from the vortex provided by the CSI episode outward and back—away from the West . . . and then back to the widening sense of what the ‘postregional’ might mean.”—Neil Campbell, professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Derby and author of
The Rhizomatic West: Representing the West in the Transnational, Global, Media Age Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Morning in Las Vegas
1. The Problem of the Past: The Case of the Stolen Hummer
2. The Problem of Space and Place: The Case of the Dead Convention Model
3. The Problem of Aesthetics: The Case of the Dead Bodybuilder
4. The Problem of the [Uncanny] West: The Case of the Abandoned Dead Boy
Conclusion: Nighthawks in Las Vegas
“Just Another Day in Paradise”: An Envoi
Source Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
