The Philadelphia barrio
Subtitle: the arts, branding, and neighborhood transformation
By: Frederick F. Wherry ; with photographs by Tony Rocco
Contributors: Rocco, Tony
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; University Of Chicago Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780226894317; 9780226894324
Subjects: Community arts projects; Hispanic American neighborhoods; Community development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Culture at work; title: The arts, branding, and neighborhood transformation; title: Latin soul, Latin flavor; title: Performing the authenticity of place; title: The art world of the barrio; title: Sources of attraction and motivation; title: Ringing the registers; title: Entrepreneurial dreams; title: Stigma, status, and staging; title: The history of a reputation; title: Character on parade; title: Cultural constraints on neighborhood branding; title: Redemption and revitalization in the barrio.