Quest of the Folk
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions
| Author: | Ian McKay | ISBN: | 9780773583306 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press | Publication: | May 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ian McKay |
| ISBN: | 9780773583306 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Publication: | May 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The popular conception of Nova Scotians as a pure simple idyllic people is false argues Ian McKay. In The Quest of the Folk he shows how the province's tourism industry and cultural producers manipulated and refashioned the cultural identity of the region and its people to project traditional folk values.
The popular conception of Nova Scotians as a pure simple idyllic people is false argues Ian McKay. In The Quest of the Folk he shows how the province's tourism industry and cultural producers manipulated and refashioned the cultural identity of the region and its people to project traditional folk values.
