From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western (New Approaches to Film Genre)

From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western (New Approaches to Film Genre)

From <i>Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western</i> is anoriginal and compelling critical history of the American Westernfilm. <br /><ul><li style="list-style: none"><br /></li><li>Provides an insightful overview of the American Westerngenre<br /></li><li>Covers the entire history of the Western, from 1939 to thepresent<br /></li><li>Analyses Westerns as products of a genre, as well asexpressions of political and social desires<br /></li><li>Deepens an audience’s understanding of the genre’smost important works, including <i>Shane, Stagecoach</i>, <i>TheSearchers, Unforgiven</i>, and <i>Kill Bill</i><br /></li><li>Contains numerous illustrations of the films and issuesdiscussed.</li></ul>