A Wilder West: Rodeo in Western Canada

$26.95

ISBN: 9780774820301
Dewey: 791.8409711
LCC Number: GV1834.56.C2
Author: Mary-Ellen Kelm
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Pages: 256
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A controversial sport| rodeo is often seen as emblematic of the West’s reputation as a “white man’s country.” “A Wilder West” complicates this view| showing how rodeo has been an important contact zone — a chaotic and unpredictable place of encounter that challenged expected social hierarchies. Rodeo has brought people together across racial and gender divides| creating friendships| rivalries| and unexpected intimacies. Fans made hometown cowboys| cowgirls| and Aboriginal riders local heroes. Lavishly illustrated and based on cowboy/cowgirl biographies and memoirs| press coverage| archival records| and dozens of interviews with former and current rodeo contestants| promoters| and audience members| this creative history returns to rodeo’s small-town roots to shed light on the history of social relations in Canada’s western frontier.

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A controversial sport| rodeo is often seen as emblematic of the West’s reputation as a “white man’s country.” “A Wilder West” complicates this view| showing how rodeo has been an important contact zone – a chaotic and unpredictable place of encounter that challenged expected social hierarchies. Rodeo has brought people together across racial and gender divides| creating friendships| rivalries| and unexpected intimacies. Fans made hometown cowboys| cowgirls| and Aboriginal riders local heroes. Lavishly illustrated and based on cowboy / cowgirl biographies and memoirs| press coverage| archival records| and dozens of interviews with former and current rodeo contestants| promoters| and audience members| this creative history returns to rodeo’s small-town roots to shed light on the history of social relations in Canada’s western frontier.

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Weight 1.01 lbs
Dimensions 8.9 × 5.9 × 0.9 in
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