The Wild, Wild Web
The Mythic American West and the Electronic Frontier
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3155778 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen Mclure (The University of Texas at Arlington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 457 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Western Historical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-3810 • E-ISSN: 1939-8603 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/970103 |
| OpenAlex | W2310010941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This essay explores the ways in which the electronic frontier builds upon the mythology of frontier expansion generally and the western American frontier in particular, including economic opportunity, danger/uncertainty, individualism, outlaw behavior, vigilantism, and nostalgia
American west · Ethnology · Frontier · Individualism · Mythology · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Classics · Cuban History and Society · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |