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1 online resource |
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Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 Introduction to Equestrian Cultures in Global and Local Contexts; Abstract; Gender; The New Equine Workforce; The New Equine Market; Equestrianism Over the Life Course; Race and Ethnicity; 'Tradition' and 'Modernity'; Performing Identity for Self and Others; References; Asia and the Middle East; 2 Women's Agency and Corporeality in Equestrian Sports: The Case of Female Leisure Horse-Riders in Tehran; Abstract; Introduction; Method; Gender and Equestrian Activities: Historical Background; Men's Sport, Women's Battle for Everyday Life |
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Motivation to Ride and Women's AgencyWomen in a Male Domain: The Question of Femininity; Significance of the Horse; The Social Class Dimension; Conclusion; Bibliography; 3 The New Equestrian Economy in China; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology; Horses in China's History; The Equestrian Scene in China Today; Selling Horses, Selling Knowledge; Class and Conspicuous Consumption in China; Gambling on the Government; The Other Chinese Equestrianism; Changing Ideologies; Conclusions; Bibliography; Europe |
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4 Global Equestrian Trends in Local Context: Where Are All the Women in Doma Vaquera Competitions in Southern Spain?Abstract; Introduction; Cowboy Training: Doma Vaquera; La Vaquera Señorita: "But Women Do Compete"; La Vaquera Almonteña: Women Can't Be Bothered Competing; La Vaquera Sevillana: "An Indescribable Masculine Atmosphere"; La Vaquera Australiana; La Vaquera Maestra; Las Yeguas; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 5 Globalization and Equestrian Culture: The Case of Equitation in the French Tradition; Abstract; Introduction |
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A French Equestrian Tradition? An Historically Built Culture Combining Assimilation, Resistance and InventionHas There Been an American Cultural Revolution? French Riding Reconfigured Through Leisure and Consumer Society; A Tradition Threatened or Defined by Globalization? The Inscription of Equitation in the French Tradition as UNESCO Intangible Heritage; Conclusion; References; 6 National Treasure: Nationalistic Representations of the Finnhorse in Trotting Championships; Abstract; Introduction; The Finnhorse: History and Symbolism; Kuninkuusravit: A Place for Nationalistic Representations |
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The Discursive Process of Micro and Macro Elements in Recreating a Nation and a HorseConclusion; References; 7 The Transnational Image of the Spanish Horse in the Leisure Horse Trade; Abstract; Eco-nationalism and Cultural Capital; The National and Natural Horse; The Cultural Capital of the Horse; Conclusions; References; Materials Used; 8 Making Trails: Horses and Equestrian Tourism in Poland; Abstract; The Institutional Structure; Definitions and Methodology; Sociocultural Aspects; Horses and Riders in Poland Vis-à-Vis Other Countries |
| Summary |
This edited volume demonstrates the broader socio-cultural context for individual human-horse relations and equestrian practices by documenting the international value of equines; socially, culturally, as subjects of academic study and as drivers of public policy. It broadens our understanding of the importance of horses to humans by providing case studies from an unprecedented diversity of cultures. The volume is grounded in the contention that the changing status of equines reveals - and moves us to reflect on - important material and symbolic societal transformations ushered in by (post)modernity which affect local and global contexts alike. Through a detailed consideration of the social relations and cultural dimensions of equestrian practices across several continents, this volume provides readers with an understanding of the ways in which interactions with horses provide global connectivity with localized identities, and vice versa. It further discusses new frontiers in the research on and practice of equestrianism, framed against global megatrends and local micro-trends |
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Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 19, 2017) |
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Horses -- History
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Horsemanship -- History
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Horses -- Social aspects
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Horses in literature.
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Gender studies, gender groups.
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Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography.
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Cultural studies.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
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Horsemanship
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Horses
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Horses in literature
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Horses -- Social aspects
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Adelman, Miriam, editor.
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Thompson, Kirrilly, editor
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| ISBN |
9783319558868 |
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3319558862 |
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3319558854 |
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9783319558851 |
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