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Ouray, Colorado: Sense of Place in the Modern Wild West
| dc.contributor.advisor | Shortridge, James R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Meador, Stephanie Rae | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-06-21T15:20:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-06-21T15:20:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-12-13 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2010 | |
| dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11230 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7620 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The small town of Ouray, nestled at 8,000 feet within the rugged San Juan volcanic mountain range in southwestern Colorado, is a memorable place for many individuals. A mining community turned tourist destination, Ouray is a place of economic transitions and identity shifts. This research outlines three different social groups of Ouray-- lifelong local residents, those who have recently moved to Ouray, and part-time summer resident workers-- and discusses how they interact on a daily basis. Through a series of formal interviews and personal observations, it discusses the meaning Ouray holds for individuals and explores the concept of place attachment. | |
| dc.format.extent | 108 pages | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
| dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
| dc.subject | Geography | |
| dc.subject | Colorado | |
| dc.subject | Cultural geography | |
| dc.subject | Ethnography | |
| dc.subject | Mining | |
| dc.subject | Ouray | |
| dc.subject | Sense of place | |
| dc.title | Ouray, Colorado: Sense of Place in the Modern Wild West | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.contributor.cmtemember | Brown, J. C. | |
| dc.contributor.cmtemember | Slocum, Terry A. | |
| dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Geography | |
| dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
| kusw.oastatus | na | |
| kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
| kusw.bibid | 7642799 | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
