Building the devil's empire : French colonial New Orleans / Shannon Lee Dawdy.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dawdy, Shannon Lee, 1967-
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Subjects:
New Orleans (La.) > History > 18th century.
New Orleans (La.) > Social conditions > 18th century.
French > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 18th century.
New Orleans (La.) > Colonial influence.
Ethnology > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 18th century.
New Orleans (La.) > Ethnic relations > History > 18th century.
City planning > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 18th century.
Louisiana > History > To 1803.
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Physical Description:xxi, 320 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans (some color) ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "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.