Winter Carnival in a Western Town: Identity, Change and the Good of the Community: Ritual, Festival, and Celebration, Volume 1

by Lisa Gabbert

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; and consequently, a source of disagreement among citizens over what their community is, how it should be presented, and what the carnival means. Though rooted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874218292
• ISBN13: 9780874218299
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Utah State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher