Spectacular Wickedness : Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, New Orleans /
From 1897 to 1917, the red-light district of Storyville commercialized and even thrived on New Orleans's longstanding reputation for sin and sexual excess. This notorious neighborhood, located just outside of the French Quarter, hosted a diverse cast of characters who reflected the cultural mil...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2013]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : land of dreams
- The promised land of harlotry
- The quadroon connection
- Public rights and public women
- Where the light and dark folks meet
- Diamond queen
- The last stronghold of the old regime
- Conclusion : farewell to Storyville.