by Mesce, Bill
Book / 2001
TitlePeckinpah's women : a reappraisal of the portrayal of women in the period Westerns of Sam Peckinpah
Item typeBook
Author(s)Mesce, Bill
ImprintLanham, Md. Scarecrow Press, 2001
SeriesFilmmakers series
ISBN0810840669
Volumeno. 90
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-190), filmography (p. 179-181) and index.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
Physical descriptionxxi, 199 p. ; 22 cm.

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2001
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Mesce, Bill
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