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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101666968218

ISBN-139781666968217

eBay Product ID (ePID)28069660626

Product Key Features

Number of Pages202 Pages

Publication NameNative American Princess Pageants : Understanding Cultural Identity and Representation

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSociology / General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Statistics

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

AuthorSebahattin Ziyanak, Steven Aicinena

Subject AreaSocial Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight17 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2024-039404

Reviews"Explaining why 'beauty pageants' and Native American princess pageants are beneficial to women can be challenging. This book captures many of the most positive parts of the journey, and recognizes the hard work, talent, and ambition that's required to participate. Whether you are the person who ends up with the crown or not, the value for many of us is in the process, and it can positively impact generations of women." --Tatum Hubbard, Miss Texas 1998 " Native American Princess Pageants: Understanding Cultural Identity and Representation is a fascinating read. Sebahattin Ziyanak and Steven Aicinena underscore the value of unraveling the multiple issues involved in Indigenous pageants. This well-researched book vividly provides insights into Native American princess pageants, culture, and community." --Peter J. Longo, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Native American Princess Pageants: Understanding Cultural Identity and Representation is a fascinating read. Sebahattin Ziyanak and Steven Aicinena underscore the value of unraveling the multiple issues involved in Indigenous pageants. This well-researched book vividly provides insights into Native American princess pageants, culture, and community., Explaining why 'beauty pageants' and Native American princess pageants are beneficial to women can be challenging. This book captures many of the most positive parts of the journey, and recognizes the hard work, talent, and ambition that's required to participate. Whether you are the person who ends up with the crown or not, the value for many of us is in the process, and it can positively impact generations of women.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal791.660973

Table Of ContentChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Beauty and the Beautiful Chapter 3: American Beauty Contests: Their History, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Chapter 4: Three Queens and the American Dream Chapter 5: The History and Functions of the World's Cultural Pageants Chapter 6: The Advent and Proliferation of Native American Princess Pageants Chapter 7: Native American Princess Pageant Participation Requirements Chapter 8: Native American Princess Pageant Judging Criteria Chapter 9: Native American Princess Pageant Costs, Benefits, and Post-Crowning Duties Chapter 10: Why do Native American Women Serve as Princesses?

SynopsisThis book delivers a systematic investigation of Native American princess pageants, exploring when and why they started, how they spread across and within Native American communities, the ways in which these pageants differ from other contests (such as Miss USA), the workings of the pageants themselves, and their socio-cultural costs and benefits.

LC Classification NumberHQ1220.U5Z59 2024