Hang 'em high : law and disorder in western films and literature / Bob Herzberg.
Hang 'em high : law and disorder in western films and literature / Bob Herzberg.
Hang 'em high : law and disorder in western films and literature / Bob Herzberg.
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Date
[2013]
Call Numbers
G 2013/4546
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 254 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Mistrials: 1929-1939: the Depression, the talkies and manipulation of the law in the old west -- International hangmen: 1940-1949: war in the present and totalitarian behavior in the old west -- Chaos: 1950-1955: the cold war, HUAC, and mob rule in the old west -- Badge toters: 1956-1959: reaffirmin...
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2013]
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Summary
"This book discusses the many Western films as well as the novels they are based on, that illustrate distortions of the law in the Old West and the many ways, most of them marked by vengeance, in which its characters pursued justice"-- Provided by publisher.
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Hang 'em high : law and disorder in western films and literature / Bob Herzberg.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index.
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G 2013/4546
Record Identifier
74VKmWddw4Jy
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ISBN
0786468386 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786468386 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
791.436278
MMS ID
991020624059702626
