Heroes of the Borderlands - by Christopher Conway (Hardcover)

About the Book

Christopher Conway's lavishly illustrated Heroes of the Borderlands tells the surprising story of the Mexican Western for the first time, exploring how Mexican authors and artists reimagined US film and comic book Westerns to address Mexican politics and culture.

Book Synopsis

Christopher Conway's lavishly illustrated Heroes of the Borderlands tells the surprising story of the Mexican Western for the first time, exploring how Mexican authors and artists reimagined US film and comic book Westerns to address Mexican politics and culture.

Review Quotes

Heroes of the Borderlands will make lively and informative reading for students and scholars of Mexican popular culture as well as fans of US Westerns and their global reimaginings.--Rielle Navitski, Bulletin of Latin American Research

Gleefully illustrated with posters, stills, and advertisements for Mexican Western films and comics, Heroes of the Borderlands is a beautifully produced book filled with insight on a variety of topics from Borderlands studies to Mexican comedy.--Jason Strykowski, New Mexico Historical Review

Including wonderful illustrations, this exhaustive and accessible book will be valuable for those interested not only in Spanish film but in film and Mexican culture generally. Highly recommended.--I. Portaro, Choice

About the Author

Christopher Conway is a professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author and editor of several books, including Nineteenth-Century Spanish America: A Cultural History.