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Madame Vieux Carré : the French Quarter in the Twentieth Century.

Celebrated in media and myth, New Orleans's French Quarter (Vieux Carr) was the original settlement of what became the city of New Orleans. In Madame Vieux Carr, Scott S. Ellis presents the social and political history of this famous district as it evolved from 1900 through the beginning of the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellis, Scott S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; To Set the Scene; CHAPTER 1 19001920: The Quarter Faces a New Century; CHAPTER 2 19201930: The Firebird of Preservation; CHAPTER 3 19301946: The Struggle for the Tout Ensemble; CHAPTER 4 19461961: Official Vices and Dissenting Voices; CHAPTER 5 19611971: Culture and Counterculture; CHAPTER 6 INTERLUDE: "Goin' Down by My Mama's": Transportation and the Quarter; CHAPTER 7 19711978: Moon Rise; CHAPTER 8 INTERLUDE: Odd Folks; CHAPTER 9 INTERLUDE: Tourism; CHAPTER 10 19781994: The Long Slide Down; CHAPTER 11 INTERLUDE: The Lakeside, Strike Three.
  • CHAPTER 12 INTERLUDE: Time and Life in the QuarterCHAPTER 13 19942000: A Dance Before the Rain; CHAPTER 14 2000 AND ON: Into the New Century; Notes; Bibliography; Index.