THE WARP, WOOF, AND WEAVE OF THIS STORY'S TAPESTRY WOULD FOSTER THE ILLUSION OF FURTHER PROGRESS: JUSTIFIED AND THE EVOLUTION OF WESTERN VIOLENCE.
The article focuses on the evolution of violence in American westerns, with particular focus on the television shows "Justified" and "Deadwood." The author analyzes the 2008 U.S. Supreme Court Case District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the Second Amendment was upheld, in regards to the distinctio...
| Published in: | Western American Literature Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 174 - 200 |
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