Cowboy Politics uses key works of literature, film, and television to explore how westerns address political challenges of Western civilization. This book tracks how westerns supplement liberal politics with republican, populist, perfectionist, and environmentalist politics.
Cowboy Politics uses key works of literature, film, and television to explore how westerns address political challenges of Western civilization. This book tracks how westerns supplement liberal politics with republican, populist, perfectionist, and environmentalist politics.
John S. Nelson is professor of political theory and communication at the University of Iowa.
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Preface Chapter 1: "The Signs in This Book Spoke to Him": The Western Craft of Culture and Convention Chapter 2: "The Stories of the West Are Many": The Western Craft of Dream and Daring Chapter 3: "Strike First and Then Give Tongue": The Western Culture of Honor and Anger Chapter 4: "Without Law, Man Becomes a Beast": The Western Culture of Rationality and Sovereignty Chapter 5: "The Cowboy Represents That Independent Spirit": The Western Culture of Individuals and Nations Chapter 6: "Live with Honor and [Leave] Our Mark": The Western Culture of Honor and Character Chapter 7: "What's He Going to Get Out of This?": The Western Culture of Interest and Character Chapter 8: "Why Had He Waited So Long to Speak?": The Western Craft of Pride and Performance Chapter 9: "A Track Is Not Only Marks upon the Earth": The Western Craft of Faces and Traces Chapter 10: "It's Not Revenge He's After; It's a Reckoning": The Western Culture of Fear and Terror Chapter 11: "Accurate Description [with] Poetry to the Language": The Western Craft of Myth and Symbol Chapter 12: "A Show Had to Be Real and Yet Not Real": The Western Craft of Celebrity and Spectacle Chapter 13: "Revenge Broke It, and Disease": The Western Craft of Forgiving and Forgetting Chapter 14: "Tell Him Something Pretty": The Western Craft of Word and Deed Chapter 15: "In Whose Keeping Would the Horse Have Been?": The Western Culture of Horizons and Responsibilities Bibliography About the Author
Preface Chapter 1: "The Signs in This Book Spoke to Him": The Western Craft of Culture and Convention Chapter 2: "The Stories of the West Are Many": The Western Craft of Dream and Daring Chapter 3: "Strike First and Then Give Tongue": The Western Culture of Honor and Anger Chapter 4: "Without Law, Man Becomes a Beast": The Western Culture of Rationality and Sovereignty Chapter 5: "The Cowboy Represents That Independent Spirit": The Western Culture of Individuals and Nations Chapter 6: "Live with Honor and [Leave] Our Mark": The Western Culture of Honor and Character Chapter 7: "What's He Going to Get Out of This?": The Western Culture of Interest and Character Chapter 8: "Why Had He Waited So Long to Speak?": The Western Craft of Pride and Performance Chapter 9: "A Track Is Not Only Marks upon the Earth": The Western Craft of Faces and Traces Chapter 10: "It's Not Revenge He's After; It's a Reckoning": The Western Culture of Fear and Terror Chapter 11: "Accurate Description [with] Poetry to the Language": The Western Craft of Myth and Symbol Chapter 12: "A Show Had to Be Real and Yet Not Real": The Western Craft of Celebrity and Spectacle Chapter 13: "Revenge Broke It, and Disease": The Western Craft of Forgiving and Forgetting Chapter 14: "Tell Him Something Pretty": The Western Craft of Word and Deed Chapter 15: "In Whose Keeping Would the Horse Have Been?": The Western Culture of Horizons and Responsibilities Bibliography About the Author
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