Captivating Westerns - 9780803226999

Captivating WesternsThe Middle East in the American West\nAuthor(s): Susan Kollin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9780803226999, 978-0803226999\nSynopsis\nTracing the transnational influences of what has been known as a uniquely American genre, the Western, Susan Kollins Captivating Westerns analyzes key moments in the history of multicultural encounters between the Middle East and the American West. In particular the book examines how experiences of contact and conflict have played a role in defining the western United States as a crucial American landscape. Kollin interprets the popular Western as a powerful national narrative and presents the cowboy hero as a captivating figure who upholds traditional American notions of freedom and promise, not just in the region but across the globe. Captivating Westerns revisits popular uses of the Western plot and cowboy hero in understanding American gl.