Hang 'Em High: Law and Disorder in Western Films and Literature
Author:   Bob Herzberg
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786468386


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   11 September 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Hang 'Em High: Law and Disorder in Western Films and Literature


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Author:   Bob Herzberg
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780786468386


ISBN 10:   0786468386
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   11 September 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Mistrials: 1929–1939—The Depression, the Talkies and Manipulation of the Law in the Old West 2. International Hangmen: 1940–1949—War in the Present and Totalitarian Behavior in the Old West 3. Chaos: 1950–1955—The Cold War, HUAC and Mob Rule in the Old West 4. Badge-Toters: 1956–1959—Reaffirming the Rule of Law in the Old West 5. Deadly Force: 1960–1969—Riding the Vengeance Trail as War Breaks Out at Home and Abroad 6. Bloodbath: 1970–1976—Vietnam, Race Riots and Abuse of the Law in the Old West 7. Reload: 1977–1992—American Cynicism and Revisionist Western History 8. Back Trail: 1993–2013—The Last Twenty Years Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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"""highly recommend[ed]""--True West; ""The author has a witty style, somewhat reminiscent of Mystery Science Theater, so his commentary is enjoyable...the book is fun to read""--"


highly recommend[ed] --<i>True West</i>.


highly recommend[ed] --True West; The author has a witty style, somewhat reminiscent of Mystery Science Theater, so his commentary is enjoyable...the book is fun to read --


Author Information

Writer, actor and comedian Bob Herzberg is the author of scholarly books and Western novels. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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