{"product_id":"the-comic-book-western-christopher-conway-9781496218995","title":"The Comic Book Western: New Perspectives on a Global Genre","description":"2023 Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection in Popular and American Culture \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the greatest untold stories about the globalization of the Western is the key role of comics. Few American cultural exports have been as successful globally as the Western, a phenomenon commonly attributed to the widespread circulation of fiction, film, and television. \u003ci\u003eThe Comic Book Western\u003c\/i\u003e centers comics in the Western's international success. Even as readers consumed translations of American comic book Westerns, they fell in love with local ones that became national or international sensations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These essays reveal the unexpected cross-pollinations that allowed the Western to emerge from and speak to a wide range of historical and cultural contexts, including Spanish and Italian fascism, Polish historical memory, the ideology of \u003ci\u003eshōjo \u003c\/i\u003emanga from Japan, British post-apocalypticism and the gothic, race and identity in Canada, Mexican gender politics, French critiques of manifest destiny, and gaucho nationalism in Argentina. The vibrant themes uncovered in \u003ci\u003eThe Comic Book Western\u003c\/i\u003e teach us that international comic book Westerns are not hollow imitations but complex and aesthetically powerful statements about identity, culture, and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Conway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149621899X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496218995\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 06\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Christopher Conway","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44064826491135,"sku":"9781496218995","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c70f3517-1376-4e35-8564-e5adf20c614b.jpg?v=1685397796","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-comic-book-western-christopher-conway-9781496218995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}