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The Quest of the Folk: Antimodernism and Cultural Selection in Twentieth-Century Nova Scotia Paperback - 1994

by Ian McKay

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The use and abuse of the idea of the "Simple Life" in tourism promotion and the massive dissemination of folk images are analysed in depth. McKay examines how Nova Scotia's cultural history was rewritten to erase evidence of an urban, capitalist society, of class and ethnic differences, and of women's emancipation. He sheds new light on the roles of Helen Creighton, the Maritime region's most famous folklorist, and Mary Black, an influential handicrafts revivalist, in creating this false identity. McKay also looks at the infusion of the folk ideology into the art and literature of the region. McKay puts the folk concept into contemporary and international contexts by drawing on Marxist notions of political economy, Gramscian models of cultural production and hegemony, and Foucaultian structuralism. The Quest of the Folk will be of interest to folklorists, cultural historians, literary scholars, and anyone with an interest in the local history of the Maritimes or Maritime regional identity.

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  • Title The Quest of the Folk: Antimodernism and Cultural Selection in Twentieth-Century Nova Scotia
  • Author Ian McKay
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Printing
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal
  • Publication date 1994
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780773512481 / 0773512489
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 6.04 x 1.17 in (21.79 x 15.34 x 2.97 cm)
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Nova Scotia - Social life and customs, Folklore - Nova Scotia
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95166765
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.409
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