02001nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10279959 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 061109s2007 pauabf sb 001 0 eng 2006037508 9781592136094 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1592136095 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781592136100 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1592136109 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646801407 n-us-pa GT4013 .P5 M37 2007eb 394/.50974811 22 Masters, Patricia Anne, 1945- The Philadelphia Mummers [electronic resource] : building community through play / Patricia Anne Masters. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007. xi, 232 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-224) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Philadelphia Mummers (Organization) History. Parades Pennsylvania Philadelphia History. New Year Pennsylvania Philadelphia History. Philadelphia (Pa.) Social life and customs. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10279959 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 3986 3986