Icon, Brand, Myth The Calgary Stampede - West Unbound. Social and Cultural Studies Series

illustrated Edition

Hardback (01 Apr 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

An investigation of the meanings and iconography of the Stampede, aninvented tradition that takes over the city of Calgary for 10 daysevery July. Since 1923, archetypal "Cowboys and Indians"are seen again at the chuckwagon races, on the midway, and throughoutCalgary. Each essay in this collection examines a facet of theexperience-from the images on advertising posters to the ritualof the annual parade. This study of the Calgary Stampede as a socialphenomenon reveals the history and sociology of the city of Calgary andthe social construc-tion of identity for western Canada as a whole.

Book information

ISBN:	9781897425039
Publisher:	University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:	AU Press
Pub date:	01 Apr 2008
Edition:	illustrated Edition
DEWEY:	791.8409712338
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	354
Weight:	700g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	27mm