Quest of the Folk
Author | : Ian McKay |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780773575431 |
ISBN-13 | : 077357543X |
Rating | : 4/5 (43X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Quest of the Folk by : Ian McKay
Download or read book Quest of the Folk written by Ian McKay and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1994 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian McKay shows how the tourism industry & cultural producers have manipulated the cultural identity of Nova Scotia to project traditional folk values. He offers analysis of the infusion of folk ideology into the art & literature of the region, & the use of the idea of the 'simple life' in tourism promotion.