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Book SynopsisPeckinpah's Women examines the confluence of factors that worked with, and often against, Peckinpah's cinematic voice to divine a recurring positive theme regarding women in those films that form the heart of his body of work: his period Westerns.
Trade Review...a thoughtful, compelling, and insightful analysis....Peckinpah's films are reappraised in Peckinpah's Women in order to better understand the multitude of conflicting factors that affected one man's silver screen stories and how he told them. Especially recommended reading for those with a strong interest in the history and future of western film studies in general, and the cinematic work of Sam Peckinpah in particular, Peckinpah's Women is a scholarly, critical book, and a welcome addition to personal, professional, and academic Film Studies reference collections. * Midwest Book Review *
Groundbreaking…illuminating…Mesce reignites and broadens the debate over gender in the films of the era's most celebrated director of Westerns. * Western American Literature *
Mesce's book offers more than its title promises, on several accounts....Mesce provides an excellent biographical sketch that makes no bones about Peckinpah's failings as a person and at the same time praises the aesthetic value of some of his films....A valuable introduction to Peckinpah and the controversy that surrounds his work, the book includes excellent scholarly apparatus and is recommended for all collections. * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1 Ladies and Gentlemen: Mr. Sam Peckinpah Chapter 4 2 Context: Wrong Man, Wrong Place, Wrong Time Chapter 5 3 Life and Career: Siege Mentalities Chapter 6 4 Women in the Period Westerns of Sam Peckinpah Chapter 7 5 Conclusion: All Things Considered Chapter 8 6 Coda Chapter 9 Filmography Chapter 10 Bibliography Chapter 11 Index Chapter 12 About the Author
