Contest Of Queens

Author : Jordan H. Bartlett
Publisher : CamCat Publishing, LLC
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780744304657

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Contest of Queens by Jordan H. Bartlett Pdf

In a Queendom divided, can one girl unite the realms? Jacs, an inventor’s apprentice from the Lower Realm, has only ever dreamed of what the land among the clouds holds. That is until she finds a letter from Connor, an Upperite boy hoping to learn more about the land below. Little does Jacs know, Connor is actually Prince Cornelius of the Queendom of Frea. With wooden boats and hot air balloons, the two begin a secret correspondence. But their friendship is divided by a heavily-guarded bridge and an inescapable prejudice. The strength of their bond was thought to transcend distance and time, but when the royal family visits the Lower Realm, the Queendom’s feud is reignited. To save her people, Jacs must infiltrate the Upper Realm and earn her place to compete in the Contest of Queens. In a story about friendship, love, bravery, and defying gravity, Jacs will strive to prove that a Queendom is strongest when united.

Author : Colleen Ballerion Cohen,Richard Wilk,Beverly Stoeltje
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136658266

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Beauty Queens on the Global Stage by Colleen Ballerion Cohen,Richard Wilk,Beverly Stoeltje Pdf

Modern beauty contests were invented by P.T. Barnum in the United States, but in the 20th century pageants and contests have spread across the entire world from Nepal to Tierra Del Fuego. Why are women (and sometimes men in drag) parading on stage such a universally appealing spectacle, attracting an audience in the billions? This book is the first global comparison of pageants from different parts of the world, at the ways each contest is both intensely local and unique, and simultaneously global and remarkable repetitious. The authors use the latest tools of feminist, ethnographic, and literary scholarship to unpack and interpret one of the greatest and most universal spectacles of modern times.

Author : Colleen Ballerion Cohen,Richard Wilk,Beverly Stoeltje
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136658198

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Beauty Queens on the Global Stage by Colleen Ballerion Cohen,Richard Wilk,Beverly Stoeltje Pdf

Modern beauty contests were invented by P.T. Barnum in the United States, but in the 20th century pageants and contests have spread across the entire world from Nepal to Tierra Del Fuego. Why are women (and sometimes men in drag) parading on stage such a universally appealing spectacle, attracting an audience in the billions? This book is the first global comparison of pageants from different parts of the world, at the ways each contest is both intensely local and unique, and simultaneously global and remarkable repetitious. The authors use the latest tools of feminist, ethnographic, and literary scholarship to unpack and interpret one of the greatest and most universal spectacles of modern times.

Author : Jennifer Hamblin
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771600033

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Calgary's Stampede Queens by Jennifer Hamblin Pdf

Alongside images of racing chuckwagons, cowboys on bucking broncos and Aboriginal people in full regalia, one of the most recognizable and enduring symbols of the Calgary Stampede is a trio of pretty cowgirls wearing white-hat crowns. Not surprisingly, modern-day Stampede Queens and Princesses make more than 450 public appearances per year promoting the show and the city of Calgary both at home and abroad. But the fair was nearly six decades old before it appointed a royal representative to promote its interests. In 1946 Patsy Rodgers became the Stampede's first rodeo queen. The following year, a local service club raised funds by sponsoring a contest for "Queen of the Stampede." Although it bore little resemblance to its modern counterpart, this early competition based on ticket sales was widely popular and over the next few decades raised the equivalent of one million dollars for local charities and service projects. From the beginning, the Stampede recognized the promotional potential of the royal figureheads and worked to ensure that winners were credible representatives of what quickly became a year-round public relations job. In 1966 the Stampede officially took over and modernized the contest, but it would take many decades of trial and error evolution to perfect the process of selecting and training its royalty. Against a backdrop of changing times, and drawing on contemporary sources and personal interviews, the author traces the origin and development of the Calgary Stampede Queen contest and profiles its lucky young winners over seven exciting decades. Complete with a large selection of archival photos, Calgary's Stampede Queens tells the story from this fascinating corner of The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.

Author : Patrizia Gentile
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774864152

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Queen of the Maple Leaf by Patrizia Gentile Pdf

As modern versions of the settler nation took root in twentieth-century Canada, beauty emerged as a business. Queen of the Maple Leaf deftly uncovers the codes of femininity, class, sexuality, and race that beauty pageants exemplified, whether they took place on local or national stages. A union-organized pageant such as Queen of the Dressmakers, for example, might uplift working-class women, but immigrant women need not apply. Patrizia Gentile demonstrates how beauty contests connected female bodies to white, wholesome, respectable, middle-class femininity, locating their longevity squarely within their capacity to reassert the white heteropatriarchy at the heart of settler societies.

Author : Mary-Ellen Kelm
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774820325

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A Wilder West by Mary-Ellen Kelm Pdf

A controversial sport, rodeo is often seen as emblematic of the West's reputation as a "white man's country." A Wilder West complicates this view, showing how rodeo has been an important contact zone -- a chaotic and unpredictable place of encounter that challenged expected social hierarchies. Rodeo has brought people together across racial and gender divides, creating friendships, rivalries, and unexpected intimacies. Fans made hometown cowboys, cowgirls, and Aboriginal riders local heroes. Lavishly illustrated and based on cowboy/cowgirl biographies and memoirs, press coverage, archival records, and dozens of interviews with former and current rodeo contestants, promoters, and audience members, this creative history returns to rodeo's small-town roots to shed light on the history of social relations in Canada's western frontier.

Author : Victor C. Brice
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462055180

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The Queens of Nightmares and Dreams by Victor C. Brice Pdf

King Arthur's royal court and the Knights of the Round Table are established in the 21st Century! In an all too brief period of peace, Guinevere gives birth to her husband's son and daughter. The fallen princess of Cornwall, Morgana the renegade Fey summons from the Dark Ages the supreme leader of her dark witch's coven, the hellish she-demon Rhapter. Morgana's aim is to once again usurp Camelot's throne. But Rhapter has her own secret plans for revenge against humanity and her personal nemisis: Vivian the Lady of the Lake and queen of mystic Avalon. From the frigid depths of space, Rhapter entices an evil race of aliens to attack planet earth with their futuristic war machines starting with Arthur's new kingdom!

Author : Jayshree Pathak
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8179926036

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The Crowning Secrets of Beauty Queens by Jayshree Pathak Pdf

It is said that A thing of beauty is a joy forever. It is human nature to be noticed and appreciated, and it is not surprising that the fairer sex desires to be beautiful, a source of attention, appreciation and secret envy. Beauty has acquired new dimensions and an altogether new definition. Beauty, today, engulfs grace, intelligence, a healthy and toned body, and an unmatched poise. This book provides detailed information the secret pathways to success, the endless efforts and the hard work that goes into the making of a beauty queen. This book also provides fashion and health care tips from leading professionals like: Madhu Sapre, Sangeeta Chopra, Gautam Rajadhyaksha, Sabira Merchant, Mickey Mehta, Namrata Shirodkar, Aishwarya Rai, Daboo Ratnani, Diana Hayden, Yukta Mookhey, Aarti Chabaria and others.

Author : Jessie Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1916 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313357978

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Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture [4 volumes] by Jessie Smith Pdf

This four-volume encyclopedia contains compelling and comprehensive information on African American popular culture that will be valuable to high school students and undergraduates, college instructors, researchers, and general readers. From the Apollo Theater to the Harlem Renaissance, from barber shop and beauty shop culture to African American holidays, family reunions, and festivals, and from the days of black baseball to the era of a black president, the culture of African Americans is truly unique and diverse. This diversity is the result of intricate customs forged in tightly woven communities—not only in the United States, but in many cases also stemming from the traditions of another continent. Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture presents information in a traditional A–Z organization, capturing the essence of the customs of African Americans and presenting this rich cultural heritage through the lens of popular culture. Each entry includes historical and current information to provide a meaningful background for the topic and the perspective to appreciate its significance in a modern context. This encyclopedia is a valuable research tool that provides easy access to a wealth of information on the African American experience.

Author : Ian C. W. Hardy,Mark Briffa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107244399

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Animal Contests by Ian C. W. Hardy,Mark Briffa Pdf

Contests are an important aspect of the lives of diverse animals, from sea anemones competing for space on a rocky shore to fallow deer stags contending for access to females. Why do animals fight? What determines when fights stop and which contestant wins? Addressing fundamental questions on contest behaviour, this volume presents theoretical and empirical perspectives across a range of species. The historical development of contest research, the evolutionary theory of both dyadic and multiparty contests, and approaches to experimental design and data analysis are discussed in the first chapters. This is followed by reviews of research in key animal taxa, from the use of aerial displays and assessment rules in butterflies and the developmental biology of weapons in beetles, through to interstate warfare in humans. The final chapter considers future directions and applications of contest research, making this a comprehensive resource for both graduate students and researchers in the field.

Author : Jordan H. Bartlett
Publisher : CamCat Publishing, LLC
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780744307818

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Queen's Catacombs by Jordan H. Bartlett Pdf

Winning the crown was only the beginning. Jacs, now the rightful Queen of Frea, seems to be Queen in title alone. She scrambles to learn the customs and traditions of a Realm she had only read about in books. The Council of Four have her firmly under their thumb, and their ideas for the Queendom are oppressive and outdated. Their knowledge of her mother and Master Leschi’s whereabouts is the only leverage they need to make the new Queen dance to their tune. Jacs is determined to find those who were taken from her and do what’s right for her Queendom. But in her search for answers, Jacs uncovers a much darker truth from the Queendom’s past that will forever change its future.

Author : Lawrence B. Breitborde
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110893083

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Speaking and Social Identity by Lawrence B. Breitborde Pdf

Author : Maxine Leeds Craig
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195152623

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Ain't I a Beauty Queen? by Maxine Leeds Craig Pdf

The meanings and practices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels. This text is a study of African American women as symbols, and as participants, in the reshaping of the meaning of African American racial identity.

Author : Karen W. Tice
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780199842803

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Queens of Academe by Karen W. Tice Pdf

Higher education is an unlikely venue for showcasing ideals of femininity, yet campus beauty pageants have increased in popularity in a cultural marketplace conjoining personal empowerment with beauty and style. Karen Tice examines the desires and racial and political agendas that propel students onto collegiate catwalks.

Author : Matthew Reilly
Publisher : Macmillan Publishers Aus.
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781760982331

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Roger Ascham and the Dead Queen's Command by Matthew Reilly Pdf

A special sequel to The Tournament from Australia's favourite novelist and the author of both the Scarecrow and Jack West Jr series with new novel The One Impossible Labyrinth out now. When her life is threatened by an anonymous assassin, the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth I knows there is only one man she can trust to find the killer before he strikes: her unorthodox childhood tutor and mentor, Roger Ascham.