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Author Pippin, Robert B., 1948-

Title Hollywood westerns and American myth [electronic resource] : the importance of Howard Hawks and John Ford for political philosophy / Robert B. Pippin.

Imprint New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description x, 198 p.
Series The Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics
Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Red River and the right to rule -- Who cares who shot Liberty Valance? : the heroic and the prosaic in The man who shot Liberty Valance -- Politics and self-knowledge in The searchers -- Conclusion.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Ford, John, 1894-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Western films -- History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in motion pictures.
Politics in motion pictures.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780300145779 (cloth alk. paper)
0300145772 (cloth alk. paper)
9780300145786 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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