John Wayne's World: Transnational Masculinity in the Fifties

by Russell Meeuf

In a film career that spanned five decades, John Wayne became a U.S. icon of heroic individualism and rugged masculinity. His widespread popularity, however, was not limited to the United States: he was beloved among moviegoers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. In John Wayne's World, Russell Meeuf considers the actor's global popularity and makes the case that Wayne's depictions of masculinity in his most popular films of the 1950s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477302182
• ISBN13: 9781477302187
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"