The Philadelphia Mummers : building community through play / Patricia Anne Masters.

Author/creator Masters, Patricia Anne, 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxi, 232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Philadelphia Mummers (Organization)--History.
Parades--Pennsylvania. --Philadelphia. --History.
New Year--Pennsylvania. --Philadelphia. --History.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs.

Contents From play to play community : the early years of the Mummers parade -- Expanding the play community : the contemporary parade -- Blacks, women, and the "new" immigrants : the Mummers and diversity -- "Going up the street" : the experience of the parade -- Rituals and the play community -- Family, club, and neighborhood -- The experience of play -- The Mummers past and future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-224) and index.
LCCN 2006037508
ISBN9781592136094 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1592136095 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781592136100 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1592136109 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GT4013 .P5 M37 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold