Rodeo : An Anthropologist Looks at the Wild and the Tame Book

Preface Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Sport of Rodeo General Description of Rodeo The Program of Events in Rodeo
3. The Origin and Development of Rodeo The Performance Aspect: The Wild West Show The Contest Aspect: The American Working Cowboy
4. Rodeo as the Inheritor of Cowboy Tradition and its Association with Ranching
5. Man-Horse Relationships in Rodeo Wild Horses The Mustangs The Wild Horse Race of Rodeo The Broncs of Rodeo Horses of the Timed Events of Rodeo Rodeo Horses as Counterparts of Cowboys' Mounts The Sacrificial Role of the Horse in Rodeo Horses in the Special Acts of Rodeo The Horse in the Bar
6. The Role of Cattle in Rodeo Calves, Steers, and Cows Bulls in Rodeo
7. The Role of Other Animals in Rodeo
8. Human Relations with Nature Expressed in Rodeo The Conquest of Pain and Fear The Emphasis on Physiological Substances
9. Relations of the Ranch/Rodeo Complex with the Wild Some Examples from Other Pastoral Cultures Wild Cats at the Rodeo The Ranch/Rodeo View of the Wild Ranch/Rodeo Attitudes toward the Wild
10. Summary References Index