Celebrating Urban Community Life
Subtitle: Fairs, Festivals, Parades, and Community Practice
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781442627482
Subjects: City and town life; Festivals; Fairs; Parades
Description: "Celebrating Urban Community Life is a comprehensive guide to understanding and enhancing communal celebrations as a source of community capital. Drawing on case studies from New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, Melvin Delgado discusses the many ways in which fairs, festivals, and parades can enhance communal life. Providing a framework for social scientists, urban planners, and social workers to analyse and foster celebrations that benefit urban populations, the book is a valuable resource for those with an interest in this growing area of academic and practical interest."--