Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part 1. Exploring Rural Festivals -- Chapter 1. The Extent and Significance of Rural Festivals / Gibson, C. / Connell, J. / Waitt, G. / Walmsley, J. -- Chapter 2. Histories of Agricultural Shows and Rural Festivals in Australia / Darian-Smith, K. -- Chapter 3. Rural Festivals and Processes of Belonging / Duffy, M. / Waitt, G. -- Part 2. Nuts and Bolts: Making Festivals Happen -- Chapter 4. Local Leadership and Rural Renewal through Festival Fun: The Case of Snow Fest / Davies, A. -- Chapter 5. Economic Benefits of Rural Festivals and Questions of Geographical Scale: The Rusty Gromfest Surf Carnival / Tindall, P. -- Chapter 6. Greening Rural Festivals: Ecology, Sustainability and Human–Nature Relations / Gibson, C. / Wong, C. -- Part 3. Politics and Place: Culture, Nature and Colonialism -- Chapter 7. Performing Culture as Political Strategy: The Garma Festival, Northeast Arnhem Land / Phipps, P. -- Chapter 8. ‘Our Spirit Rises from the Ashes’: Mapoon Festival and History’s Shadow / Slater, L. -- Chapter 9. Birthday Parties and Flower Shows, Musters and Multiculturalism: Festivals in Post-War Gympie / Edwards, R. -- Chapter 10. On Display: Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show and the Assembly of Place / Mayes, R. -- Part 4. Reinventing Rurality -- Chapter 11. Elvis in the Country: Transforming Place in Rural Australia / Connell, J. / Gibson, C. -- Chapter 12. Marketing a Sustainable Rural Utopia: The Evolution of a Community Festival / Rofe, M.W. / Winchester, H.P.-M. -- Chapter 13. Chill Out: A Festival ‘Out’ in the Country / Waitt, G. / Gorman-Murray, A. -- Part 5. Festival People -- Chapter 14. Bring in Your Washing: Family Circuses, Festivity and Rural Australia / Lemon, A. -- Chapter 15. Culturing Commitment: Serious Leisure and the Folk Festival Experience / Begg, R. -- Chapter 16. Tartans, Kilts and Bagpipes: Cultural Identity and Community Creation at the Bundanoon is Brigadoon Scottish Festival / Ruting, B. / Li, J. -- Chapter 17. What is Wangaratta to Jazz? The (Re)creation of Place, Music and Community at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival / Curtis, R. -- Index
