{"product_id":"captivating-westerns-susan-kollin-9780803226999","title":"Captivating Westerns: The Middle East in the American West","description":"\u003cp\u003e Tracing the transnational influences of what has been known as a uniquely American genre, \"the Western,\" Susan Kollin's \u003ci\u003eCaptivating Westerns\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eCaptivating Westerns\u003c\/i\u003e revisits popular uses of the western plot and cowboy hero in understanding American global power in the post-9\/11 period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although various attempts to build a case for the war on terror have referenced this quintessential American region, genre, and hero, they have largely overlooked the ways in which these celebrated spaces, icons, and forms, rather than being uniquely American, are instead the result of numerous encounters with and influences from the Middle East. By tracing this history of contact, encounter, and borrowing, this study expands the scope of transnational studies of the cowboy and the western and in so doing discloses the powerful and productive influence of the Middle East on the American West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Kollin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803226993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803226999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016","brand":"Susan Kollin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013788938495,"sku":"9780803226999","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b8e466f-5f66-4ee7-834c-cdf9005790a9.jpg?v=1767744775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/captivating-westerns-susan-kollin-9780803226999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}