{"product_id":"the-philadelphia-mummers-patricia-masters-9781592136100","title":"The Philadelphia Mummers: Building Community Through Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery New Year's Day since 1901, the Philadelphia Mummers have presented a spectacular show of shows that raucously snakes and shimmies its way through city streets. The Mummers Parade features music, dance, comedy, and mime, along with dazzling costumes and floats. Although the lavish event is now televised to a wide audience, it is still rooted in the same neighborhoods where it began. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the community created and annually reaffirmed by the Philadelphia Mummers. The author spent more than five years with the Mummers, observing their lives and rituals as she took part in their preparations and parades. Writing with the fascination of a sociologist and the excitement of a participant, Masters examines the Mummers from their beginnings. Through the prism of their century-long history, we can see how communities retain their identities and how they are affected by larger cultural trends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Masters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592136109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592136100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.51w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 55","brand":"Patricia Masters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449772880127,"sku":"9781592136100","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_678e65a4-de7f-4f67-af82-ed8fc76b75e9.jpg?v=1777264845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philadelphia-mummers-patricia-masters-9781592136100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}