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The Frontier, Mythic Space, Violence, and Historicity in/of the Film Western

Posted on 07/12/2011 by netroller

Violence Without Redemption/Regeneration “America in the twentieth century has had to confront a number of profound and disturbing ambiguities about violence…beginning with the revolution which created the new nation and continuing through domestic and foreign wars of moralistic conquest and … Continue reading →

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