{"product_id":"john-waynes-world-transnational-masculinity-in-the-fifties-paperback-softback-9781477302187","title":"John Wayne's World; Transnational Masculinity in the Fifties (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477302187","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJohn Wayne's World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTransnational Masculinity in the Fifties\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRussell Meeuf (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477302187, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.254 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne’s World\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 reflected the turbulent social disruptions of global capitalism and modernization taking place in that decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne’s World\u003c\/i\u003e places Wayne at the center of gender- and nation-based ideologies, opening a dialogue between film history, gender studies, political and economic history, and popular culture. Moving chronologically, Meeuf provides new readings of \u003ci\u003eFort Apache\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHondo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRio Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Alamo\u003c\/i\u003e and connects Wayne’s characters with a modern, transnational masculinity being reimagined after World War II. Considering Wayne’s international productions, such as \u003ci\u003eLegend of the Lost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Barbarian and the Geisha\u003c\/i\u003e, Meeuf shows how they resonated with U.S. ideological positions about Africa and Asia. Meeuf concludes that, in his later films, Wayne’s star text shifted to one of grandfatherly nostalgia for the past, as his earlier brand of heroic masculinity became incompatible with the changing world of the 1960s and 1970s. The first academic book-length study of John Wayne in more than twenty years, \u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne’s World\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a frequently overlooked history behind one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Reexamining John Wayne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.The Emergence of \"\u003cbr\u003eJohn Wayne\"\u003cbr\u003e: \u003ci\u003eRed River\u003c\/i\u003e, Global Masculinity, and Wayne's Romantic Anxieties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Exile, Community, and Wandering: International Migration and the Spatial Dynamics of Modernity in John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. John Wayne's Cold War: Mass Tourism and the Anticommunist Crusade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. John Wayne's Body: Technicolor and 3-D Anxieties in \u003ci\u003eHondo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. John Wayne's Africa: European Colonialism versus U.S. Global Leadership in\u003ci\u003e Legend of the Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. John Wayne's Japan: International Production, Global Trade, and John Wayne's Diplomacy in \u003ci\u003eThe Barbarian and the Geisha\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Men at Work in Tight Spaces: Masculinity, Professionalism, and Politics in \u003ci\u003eRio Bravo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Alamo\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Conclusion: \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\u003c\/i\u003e and Nostalgia for John Wayne's World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52589078970648,"sku":"9781477302187","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/john-waynes-world-transnational-masculinity-in-the-fifties-paperback-softback-9781477302187","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}