A wilder West : rodeo in Western Canada / Mary-Ellen Kelm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelm, Mary-Ellen, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rodeos--Alberta--History.

Rodeos.

Rodeos--British Columbia--History.

Rodeos--Social aspects--Alberta--History.

Rodeos--Social aspects--British Columbia--History.

Cowboys--Canada--History.

Cowboys.

History.

Rodeos--Social aspects.

Canada.

British Columbia.

Alberta.

Physical Description:

xii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2011]

Summary:

Challenging scholars' view of rodeos as a symbol of white American male dominance, Kelm (history, Simon Fraser U., British Columbia) presents a balanced examination of the sport as an inter-cultural meeting place for cowboys and other white folks and Aboriginal people, plus an arena in which women also played a role. In the chapter titled "Where the cowboys are Indians," she discusses rodeos put on by First Nations people. The book includes a map of the region discussed, illustrations from the 1910s through the 1960s, the rules of the Cowboys' Protective Association (1944), and a glossary. U.S. distribution is by U. of Washington Press; Canadian by U. of Toronto Press. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

An old-timers' town: western communities, performance, and contact zones

Truly western in its character: identities, affinities, and intimacies at Western Canadian Rodeo

A sport, not a carnival act: transforming rodeo from performance to sport

Heavens no? Let's keep it rodeo? Pro rodeo and the making of the modern cowboy

Going pro: community rodeo in the era of professionalization

Where the cowboys are Indians: Indian and reserve rodeo in the Canadian west.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780774820295

0774820292

OCLC:

701309398