New Orleans : a cultural history / Louise McKinney
| Author(s): | McKinney, Louise, 1958- |
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| Subjects: | New Orleans (La.)--Civilization New Orleans (La.)--Social life and customs New Orleans Region (La.)--Description and travel New Orleans Region (La.)--History, Local |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| LC Classification: | F |
| Table of Contents: | Ch. 1. New Orleans people : Gumbo in a melting-pot 11 Ch. 2. River and riverfront : "Paris on the Mississippi" 29 Ch. 3. The French quarter : "splendid Bedlam of a city" 51 Ch. 4. Faubourg Treme, Faubourg Marigny and bywater : Goin' downtown and "Backa town" 83 Ch. 5. Uptown haunts 117 Ch. 6. Mid-city : the New Bohemia 141 Ch. 7. Canal Street, central business district, and the warehouse district : booms and busts in the "big uneasy" 159 Ch. 8. The lakefront : crossing the causeway 177 Ch. 9. Cajun country : Lafayette and beyond 187 Ch. 10. Culture of celebration : Mardi Gras and other spectacles 201 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2005049878 ISBN: 0195301358 (alk. paper) ISBN: 0195301366 (pbk. : alk. paper) EAN: 9780195301359 EAN: 9780195301366 Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | xv, 250 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 60558641 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0195301358 0195301366 9780195301359 9780195301366 |