Winter carnival in a western town : identity, change, and the good of the community /

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Held annually, the McCall, Idaho, winter carnival has become a modern tradition. A festival and celebration, it is also a source of community income and opportunity for shared community effort; a chance to display the town attractively to outsiders and to define and assert McCall's identity; an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gabbert, Lisa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2011.
Series:Ritual, festival, and celebration ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Carnival > Idaho > McCall.
Winter festivals > Idaho > McCall.
Community life > Idaho > McCall.
Social change > Idaho > McCall.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Holidays (non-religious)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Carnival.
Community life.
Manners and customs.
Social change.
Winter festivals.
McCall (Idaho) > Social life and customs.
Idaho > McCall.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Relations of Self and Community: Participation and Conflict in Winter Carnival; 2. Sculpting Relationships: Aesthetics, Citizenship, and Belonging in Winter Carnival Art; 3. On Neon Necklaces and Mardi Gras Beads: Style and Audience in Winter Carnival Parades; 4. Creating, Remaking, and Commemorating History in Games of Skill and Chance: Winter Carnival as Historical Process; 5. Laughter, Ambivalence, and the Carnivalesque: Lake Monsters and Festive Culture; Conclusion; Appendix: Winter Carnival Events List; Works Cited; Index.

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