Pageants, parades, festivals books

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Focus On World Festivals: Contemporary case studies and perspectives

Focus On World Festivals: Contemporary case studies...

Author: Chris Newbold (Arts and Festival Management, De Montfort University, UK) ,  Jennie Jordan (Arts and Festival Management, De Montfort University, UK)
ISBN: 9781910158555
Format: Hardback
$245.81

A contemporary overview of festival activity based on over 30 international case studies. It demonstrates how the...  Read More >>

The Boar's Head Festival: A Christmas Celebration

The Boar's Head Festival: A Christmas Celebration

Author: Lalonnie Lehman ,  Susan J. Halbower
ISBN: 9780875656175
Format: Paperback
$52.67

The Boar s Head and Yule Log Festival, presented annually during Epiphany at University Christian Churches, is the...  Read More >>

Hey Mister, Throw Me Some Beads: Bruce Gilden

Hey Mister, Throw Me Some Beads: Bruce Gilden

Author: Sophie Darmaillacq ,  Bruce Gilden
ISBN: 9783868286083
Format: Hardback
$93.15

A raw photographic documentation of the crowds that populate New Orleans infamous Mardi Gras festival, from those...  Read More >>

Eventful Cities

Eventful Cities

Author: Greg Richards ,  Robert Palmer
ISBN: 9781138136786
Format: Hardback
$326.00

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The Edible Monument - The Art of Food for Festivals

The Edible Monument - The Art of Food for Festivals...

Author: Marcia Reed
ISBN: 9781606064542
Format: Hardback
$61.95

The Edible Monument considers the elaborate architecture, sculpture, and floats designed for court and civic celebrations...  Read More >>

America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories

America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories

Author: Bruce David Forbes
ISBN: 9780520284722
Format: Paperback
$40.95

Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did...  Read More >>

Cliffe Bonfire Society Through the Years

Cliffe Bonfire Society Through the Years

Author: Brian W. Pugh
ISBN: 9781780928739
Format: Paperback
$38.79

A fascinating collection of historical verbatim reports from local newspapers with added information from the Cliffe...  Read More >>

Bliss: An Exploration of the Current Hippie Counterculture & Transformational Festivals

Bliss: An Exploration of the Current Hippie Counterculture...

Author: Steve Schapiro
ISBN: 9781576877630
Format: Hardback
$99.99

A documentation of the hippies of today and their lives in and out of transformational festivals. Offers a new perspective...  Read More >>

Lord Mayor's Show: 800 Years 1215-2015

Lord Mayor's Show: 800 Years 1215-2015

Author: Hannah Bowen
ISBN: 9781908990556
Format: Hardback
$77.50

For eight centuries the City of London has hosted one of the world's greatest public parades, as the newly elected...  Read More >>

Music Festivals: An Essential Pocket Guide to Surviving in Style

Music Festivals: An Essential Pocket Guide to Surviving...

Author: Tamsin King
ISBN: 9781849537018
Format: Paperback
$14.99

Festivals come in every shape and size, but they are all a wonderful opportunity to have an awesome party! This...  Read More >>

The Queen's Birthday Parade: Trooping the Colour

The Queen's Birthday Parade: Trooping the Colour

Author: Julian Calder
ISBN: 9780955325373
Format: Hardback
$103.50

420 stunning photographs, including a unique portrait of HM the Queen, and expert text celebrate the history, pride,...  Read More >>

When the World Came to the Isle of Wight: Volume One: Stealing Dylan from Woodstock

When the World Came to the Isle of Wight: Volume One:...

Author: Ray Foulk ,  Caroline Foulk
ISBN: 9781909339507
Format: Hardback
$59.38

For a time, the Isle of Wight Festivals transformed a sleepy English island into the rock'n'roll capital of the...  Read More >>

The Politicized Muse: Music for Medici Festivals, 1512-1537

The Politicized Muse: Music for Medici Festivals, 1512-1537...

Author: Anthony M. Cummings
ISBN: 9780691603612
Format: Paperback
$72.99

During the years between the restoration of the Medici to Florence and the election of Cosimo I, the Medici family...  Read More >>

Ceremonial Entries in Early Modern Europe: The Iconography of Power

Ceremonial Entries in Early Modern Europe: The Iconography...

Author: J.R. Mulryne (University of Warwick, UK (Emeritus)) ,  Maria Ines Aliverti
ISBN: 9781472432032
Format: Hardback
$294.00

Features essays that concentrate on festival iconography, the visual and written languages, including ephemeral...  Read More >>

The Saizhuang Festival of Yi Ethnic Group

The Saizhuang Festival of Yi Ethnic Group

Author: Li Song
ISBN: 9781844644285
Format: Hardback
$124.20

The Saizhuang Festival of the Yi ethnic group literally means the attire-competing festival in the Yi language....  Read More >>

The Tomb-Sweeping Day

The Tomb-Sweeping Day

Author: Li Song
ISBN: 9781844644360
Format: Hardback
$124.20

The Tomb-Sweeping Day is a festival commemorating ancestors that includes making sacrifices to gods and saints....  Read More >>

The Festival of March the Third

The Festival of March the Third

Author: Li Song
ISBN: 9781844644209
Format: Hardback
$124.20

The Festival of March the Third is the day of sacrificing to ancestors, gods and saints in China. This book introduces...  Read More >>

The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival

Author: Li Song
ISBN: 9781844644223
Format: Hardback
$124.20

The Lantern Festival is the first full-moon of the first lunar month in China. This book introduces the origin,...  Read More >>

The Festival of February the Second

The Festival of February the Second

Author: Li Song
ISBN: 9781844644186
Format: Hardback
$124.20

The Festival of February the Second literally means the day of dragon's head-raising. On this day Chinese people...  Read More >>

The Tibetan Calendar New Year

The Tibetan Calendar New Year

Author: Li Song
ISBN: 9781844644346
Format: Hardback
$124.20

The Tibetan Calendar New Year is the most important festival for Tibetan people. This book introduces the origin,...  Read More >>

The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival

Author: Li Song
ISBN: 9781844644322
Format: Hardback
$124.20

The Spring Festival is the most important day for Chinese people. It creates a carnival for unification of family...  Read More >>

Identity Discourses and Communities in International Events, Festivals and Spectacles

Identity Discourses and Communities in International...

Author: Udo Merkel
ISBN: 9781137394927
Format: Hardback
$197.95

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The Maguai Festival of the Zhuang People

The Maguai Festival of the Zhuang People

Author: Li Song
ISBN: 9781844644247
Format: Hardback
$124.20

The Maguai Festival of the Zhuang people literally means “worshipping frog to pray for peace, harmony and a good...  Read More >>

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