03458nam 2200793 a 450 991045420070332120200520144314.01-281-95949-997866119594940-226-13843-710.7208/9780226138435(CKB)1000000000578579(EBL)408198(OCoLC)436097131(SSID)ssj0000777009(PQKBManifestationID)12324078(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777009(PQKBWorkID)10746857(PQKB)10497991(SSID)ssj0000115810(PQKBManifestationID)11146253(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115810(PQKBWorkID)10027188(PQKB)11095210(MiAaPQ)EBC408198(DE-B1597)523387(OCoLC)1100573441(DE-B1597)9780226138435(Au-PeEL)EBL408198(CaPaEBR)ebr10265991(CaONFJC)MIL195949(OCoLC)304576637(EXLCZ)99100000000057857920071119d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuilding the devil's empire[electronic resource] French colonial New Orleans /Shannon Lee DawdyChicago University of Chicago Press20081 online resource (344 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-13842-9 0-226-13841-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-306) and index."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.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 early years, tracing the town's development from its origins in 1718 as an imperial experiment in urban planning through its revolt against Spanish rule in 1768. Shannon Lee Dawdy's picaresque account of New Orleans's wild youth features a cast of strong-willed captives, thin-skinned nobles, sharp-tongued womeFrenchLouisianaNew OrleansHistory18th centuryEthnologyLouisianaNew OrleansHistory18th centuryCity planningLouisianaNew OrleansHistory18th centuryNew Orleans (La.)History18th centuryNew Orleans (La.)Social conditions18th centuryNew Orleans (La.)Colonial influenceNew Orleans (La.)Ethnic relationsHistory18th centuryLouisianaHistoryTo 1803Electronic books.FrenchHistoryEthnologyHistoryCity planningHistory976.3/3502Dawdy Shannon Lee1967-751817MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454200703321Building the devil's empire2004126UNINA