Eastern Westerns: Film and Genre Outside and Inside Hollywood

by Stephen Teo

The western, one of Hollywood's great film genres, has, surprisingly, enjoyed a revival recently in Asia and in other parts of the world, whilst at the same time declining in America. Although the western is often seen as an example of American cultural dominance, this book challenges this view. It considers the western from an Asian perspective, exploring why the rise of Asian westerns has come about, and examining how its aesthetics, styles and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138819425
• ISBN13: 9781138819429
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"