This book features contributions from scholars in a variety of fields—political science, English, communication studies, and others—that explore the connections between Westerns (prose fiction, films, television series, etc.) and politics. How might resources drawn from the study of politics inform our readings of, and conversations about, the Western? In what ways might the Western provide a useful lens through which to consider enduring questions in politics and political thought? And what insights might be drawn from the Western as we consider contemporary political issues? In turning to the Western, the authors offer fresh provocations that might inform a broad range of discussions of politics.weiterlesen