@article{1469888,
      note = {Includes index.},
      author = {Picariello, Damien K.,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1469888},
      title = {The Western and political thought : a fistful of politics  /},
      abstract = {⁰́b-Political theory explores the concepts (law,  violence, property) and principles (share necessities,  don⁰́b9t back down, but do get along) that animate  western civilization. Picariello⁰́b9s set of studies  engage these politics through the colorful characters and  exciting scenes in popular westerns. The yield is a great  range of insights about well-known classics, provocative  additions, and productive connections. Riding this range is  a real pleasure ⁰́b4 and education!⁰́b+ ⁰́b4John  S. Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and  Communication, University of Iowa, USA and author of Cowboy  Politics ⁰́b-Picariello and his colleagues have prepared  a treat for students of political theory and fans of  Western movies. Beginning from the premise that Westerns  demonstrate the frontier where law, order, justice,  equality, freedom, obedience, and violence intertwine, the  chapters included analyze a wide range of Westerns building  on insights from Plato, Hobbes, Aristotle, and Locke, among  others. Readers will find themselves rewatching movies and  rereading these essays for years to come.⁰́b+  ⁰́b4Anthony P. Spanakos, Professor of Political Science  and Law, Montclair State University, USA ⁰́b-For  teachers and students of American politics and cultural  studies, political philosophy and theory, American  literature and cinema and popular culture, this  volume⁰́Œconstitutes an indispensable resource.⁰́b+  ⁰́b4Jeffrey J. Poelvoorde, Professor Emeritus of  Political Science, Converse University, USA The Western and  Political Thought: A Fistful of Politics offers a variety  of engaging and entertaining answers to the question: What  do Westerns have to do with politics? This collection  features contributions from scholars in a variety of  fields⁰́b4political science, English, communication  studies, and others⁰́b4that explore the connections  between Westerns (prose fiction, films, television series,  and more) and politics. Damien K. Picariello is Associate  Professor of Political Science and Williams Brice Edwards  Professor of Social Sciences at the University of South  Carolina Sumter, USA. He is the editor of Politics in  Gotham: The Batman Universe and Political Thought (Palgrave  Macmillan, 2019) and The Politics of Horror (Palgrave  Macmillan, 2020).},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27284-4},
      recid = {1469888},
      pages = {1 online resource (ix, 231 pages)},
}