'Injuns!': Native Americans in the Movies

by Edward Buscombe

Book Overview

The indispensable sage, fierce enemy, silent sidekick: the role of Native Americans in film has been largely confined to identities defined by the "white" perspective. Many studies have analyzed these simplistic stereotypes of Native American cultures in film, but few have looked beyond the Hollywood Western for further examples. Distinguished film scholar Edward Buscombe offers here an incisive study that examines cinematic depictions of Native Americans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861892799
• ISBN13: 9781861892799
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 6.7"