Go East, Young Man: Imagining the American West as the Orient

by Richard Francaviglia

Book Overview

Transference of orientalist images and identities to the American landscape and its inhabitants, especially in the West--in other words, portrayal of the West as the "Orient"--has been a common aspect... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874218098
• ISBN13: 9780874218091
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Utah State University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"