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Invisible Natives: Myth and Identity in the American Western

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Description for Invisible Natives: Myth and Identity in the American Western Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1540.

This incisive, provocative, and wide-ranging book casts a critical eye on the representation of Native Americans in the Western film since the genre's beginnings. Armando José Prats shows the ways in which film reflects cultural transformations in the course of America's historical encounter with "the Indian." He also explores the relation between the myth of conquest and American history. Among the films he discusses at length are Northwest Passage, Stagecoach, The Searchers, Hombre, Hondo, Ulzana's Raid, The Last of the Mohicans, and Dances With Wolves.

Throughout, Prats emphasizes the irony that the Western seems to be able to represent Native ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801487545
SKU
V9780801487545
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About Armando José Prats
Armando José Prats is Professor of English at the University of Kentucky. He is the author of The Autonomous Image: Cinematic Narration and Humanism.

Reviews for Invisible Natives: Myth and Identity in the American Western
Prats makes a serious addition to that growing body of literature.... Prats's book considers a wide variety of films—from classic silents like 'The Covered Wagon' to revisionist westerns of the 1990s like 'Dances with Wolves' and 'Geronimo'—taking sufficient time to offer careful, nuanced readings.
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When we do see Native Americans in Hollywood Westerns, Prats suggests that they ... Read more

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