"Captivating Westerns is a must-read because it persuasively situates the Western (and the West) in a global context, and teaches us how to read in a global context."—Gioia Woods, Western American Literature
"[An] interesting and valuable study. . . . Kollin offers a compelling framework to consider for both established scholars and interested newcomers to the field."—Pawel Goral, Western Historical Quarterly
"Immensely accessible and masterfully executed, this is a wonderful addition to Middle Eastern, Western American, and cross-cultural criticism/studies in general."—A. S. Newson-Horst, Choice
"In exploring the post-9/11 Western in relation to the long and complex history of the cultural relationship between the U.S. West and the Middle East, Kollin makes a forceful case for the continuing relevance of western literary studies for understanding both how American empire is propagated and how it might be overcome."—Alex Trimble Young, Montana Magazine
“Groundbreaking in its analysis. . . . This highly original perspective is timely as well as relevant in our post-9/11 world with its so-called war on terror and its volatile ethno-racial and gendered politics.”—Stephen Tatum, author of In the Remington Moment
“Kollin presents a nuanced and brilliant discussion of intersections. . . . Most significant, the book is so engagingly and clearly written that anyone interested in analyses of the U.S. relationship to the Middle East would find it fascinating. . . . Stunningly original.”—Melody Graulich, coeditor of Dirty Words in Deadwood
“An exuberant study of the transposings of the American West and the Middle East in diverse popular cultural expressions that re-circuits the ‘Western’ away from its moorings in both the U.S. West and Western power to remap how its conventions have been transnationally informed and transformed by circulations through Arab itineraries and Iranian iterations.”—Timothy Marr, author of The Cultural Roots of American Islamicism
"Expertly analyzed. . . . We who have grown up on many a western motion picture, and have read a few books dealing with the fictional as well as the historical west, will appreciate this thought provoking book."—Chuck Parsons, Wild West History Association Journal
