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

Richard Francaviglia

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

Richard Francaviglia

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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 of American cultural history. Place names, suc...

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