Celebrating urban community life : fairs, festivals, parades, and community practice /

Celebrating Urban Community Life is a comprehensive guide to understanding and enhancing communal celebrations as a source of community capital

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delgado, Melvin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2016
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: Setting the Context. 1. Overview
  • 2. An Overview of Community Celebratory Event
  • 3. Evaluation of Community Celebratory Events
  • 4. Conceptualization of a Community Capacity Enhancement Assets Paradigm
  • Section 2: Community Celebratory Events. 5. Fairs
  • 6. Festivals
  • 7. Parades
  • Section 3: Case Examples. 8. Fair Case Example: The Chinatown Health Fair (N.Y.C.)
  • 9. Festival Case Example: Lunar New Year Festival (San Francisco's Chinatown)
  • 10. Toronto Parade Case Examples (Portuguese, Hispanic & Pride)
  • Section 4: Reflections on Community Celebratory Events. 11. Select Knowledge and Competencies for Community Practice and Celebratory Events