Skip to content

All Around the Year: Holidays and Celebrations in American Life
Click for full-size.

All Around the Year: Holidays and Celebrations in American Life Paperback - 1995

by Santino, Jack

  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback

Description

Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1995. 8vo size trade paperback; 227 pages with some black and white photographs From back: "Whether they're decorating Easter trees, carving jack o lanterns, or celebrating Wagner's birthday by incinerating a model of Valhalla on a outdoor barbecue...American's know how to create and how to celebrate holidays. (The author's) guide to such festivities is a wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, family and neighborhood rituals, and life-cycle customs and celebrations. He draws on history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore to reveal the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles they play in people's personal and public lives." Covers have light wear, worn tips and a slight curl; there's a penciled notation on title page. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Used - Good
NZ$8.32
NZ$9.57 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Charity Bookstall (Massachusetts, United States)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

About Charity Bookstall Massachusetts, United States

Specializing in: Antiquarian, Autographed, Aviation, First Editions, Judaism, Out-Of-Print, Religion, Signed
Biblio member since 2005
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Charity Bookstall is the Biblio storefront for the Morin Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Its primary program is Project Library which supports both adult and child literacy initiatives. Our focus is building and strengthening libraries that cater to underserved readers. We're expanding our mobile library outreach program: giving home libraries to children in need, partnering with libraries to provide library cards and developing programming for lifelong learners of all ages. To learn more about us, or to make a donation, please contact us directly.

Terms of Sale: Please click on "Dealer Direct" to make your Paypal payment. Paypal discounts its processing fees for charities, Biblio does not. We reserve the right to cancel any sale without a dealer direct payment. Biblio is not authorized to accept Paypal payments on our behalf. RETURNS: Returns are accepted in original packaging with advance Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA.) If a return is required, please contact us for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Number and more information. Refund of the purchase price minus a 25% restocking fee will be issued upon receipt of the item in as sold condition. Shipping and handling charges are not refundable. We certainly hope you are happy with your purchase. We will accept your return if you are not. However, if you make a fraudulent return to avoid our restocking fee by claiming the item is damaged, or you cause damage to the item and then return it, we will not issue a refund. We will report anyone violating this policy and we may also pursue legal action. SHIPPING and HANDLING CHARGES: Shipping and handling is subject to increase for heavy items; this applies to both foreign and domestic shipments. Shipping of heavy books outside of the United States can be extremely expensive. Please feel free to email for a shipping quote in advance of your purchase. High value items do not ship at standard shipping prices. We'll contact you to let you know the cost of insured shipping. Please feel free to email us for a shipping quote in advance of your purchase. BUYING A GIFT?: We're happy to include a gift card or your note at no extra cost. We don't ship anonymous gifts. BOOKSELLERS: We'll ship directly to your customer, if you wish, at no additional cost, as long as you include your own invoice which you can supply via Word or PDF. CHARITY: We're selling to benefit our 501(c)(3)organization and 100% of your purchase from us benefits our programs and supports literacy, libraries and life-long learning. Please don't confuse our organization with the charitable solicitations you see on this website. Don't round up your purchase thinking we will receive the donation. Any monies you donate through this website will not go to our programs.

Browse books from Charity Bookstall

First line

Whatever their focus, holidays are usually rather complex events.

From the rear cover

Jack Santino's guide to such festivities is a wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, family and neighborhood rituals, and life-cycle customs and celebrations. He draws on history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore to reveal the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles they play in people's personal and public lives.

Categories

About the author

Jack Santino, is a professor of popular culture at Bowling Green University. He is the author of Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle: Stories of Black Pullman Porters and Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life, Spontaneous Shrines and the Public Memorialization of Death.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.