A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West
Department
English
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents a series of essays that explore the historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. Offers a comprehensive approach to the wide range of cultural expressions originating in the west. Focuses on the intersections, complexities, and challenges found within and between the different historical and cultural groups that define the west's various distinctive regions Addresses traditionally familiar icons and ideas about the west (such as cowboys, wide-open spaces, and violence) and their intersections with urbanization and other regional complexities Features essays written by many of the leading scholars in western American cultural studies
Call number in WMU's library
PS169.W4 C66 2011 (WMU Authors Collection)
ISBN
9781405187336
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
City
Chichester
Keywords
American West, literature, culture
Disciplines
American Literature
Recommended Citation
Witschi, Nicolas, "A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West" (2011). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 51.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/51
Comments
Nicolas Witschi is the editor