Sustaining New Orleans Literature, local memory, and the fate of a city

This book pursues two meanings of the phrase, "sustaining New Orleans." One is the perpetuation of the images and ideas and tales of New Orleans sustained in public memory--local and not--through a range of activities and media, widely read literature notable among them. The other referenc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Eckstein, Barbara J., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Taylor & Francis 2006.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The claims for New Orleans exceptionalism
  • "Indiscourageable progress": the decline of the New Orleans streetcar and the rise of a streetcar named Desire
  • Sex and the historic city: a walking tour on the wild side
  • Malaise and miasms: Dr. Percy and the public health of New Orleans Environs
  • The spectacle between piety and desire: New Orleans Black Panther Party and Ishamel Reed's neo-hoodooism
  • The vampires' middle passage: the world of Anne Rice and the promise of New Orleans's coast
  • Mapping the spirit region: Sister Helen, the Dead Men, and the folk of New Orleans environs.