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1 online resource (xvi, 175 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Introduction : cowgirls -- subversive implications -- 1. Tourism, gender, and images of the American West -- 2. A woman's code of the west -- 3. Tools of the trade : humor and horse sense -- 4. "Nothing to lose" : a horsewoman and a tall tale -- Epilogue : jumping fences |
| Summary |
"In Winthrop, Washington, a small mountain community that has reinvented itself as a western theme town, a group of women who work as ranchers, trail guides, horse trainers, and packers have found themselves in a contradictory environment where they have to preserve gender stereotypes for the sake of the tourist-based economy yet must assume the same authority and expertise as their male counterparts. How these "wrangling women" accomplish this challenging balancing act is a fascinating study of women's subversion and manipulation of humor, language, and gender stereotypes in the modern West."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-166) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Horsemen and horsewomen -- Washington (State) -- Winthrop
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Sexism -- Washington (State) -- Winthrop
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Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- Washington (State) -- Winthrop
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Division of labor -- Washington (State) -- Winthrop
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Division of labor
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Horsemen and horsewomen
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Sexism
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Stereotypes (Social psychology)
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Washington (State) -- Winthrop
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0874176875 |
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9780874176872 |
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