Building the devil's empire : French colonial New Orleans /

Two years ago, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina inspired emotional elegies to the long and colorful history of New Orleans. But until now, the story of French New Orleans has remained largely untold. Building the Devil's Empire is the first comprehensive history of the city's e...

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Tác giả chính: Dawdy, Shannon Lee, 1967-
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=260095
Mục lục:
  • "A veritable Babylon" : enlightenment and disorder
  • La ville sauvage : nature and urban planning
  • A backwater entrepôt
  • La renommée : from colonial experiment to Creole society
  • Tensions of power : law, discipline, and violence
  • Conclusion : revolt and rogue colonialism.