Sustaining New Orleans : literature, local memory, and the fate of a city / / Barbara Eckstein

• Autore: Eckstein Barbara J.
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2017; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9/9763
• Soggetto topico: American literature - Louisiana - New Orleans - History and criticism
• Soggetto geografico: New Orleans (La.) Intellectual life; New Orleans (La.) In literature; New Orleans (La.) Civilization
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Claims for New Orleans's Exceptionalism; Chapter 2: ""Indiscourageable Progress"": The Decline of the New Orleans Streetcar and the Rise of A Streetcar Named Desire; Chapter 3: Sex and the Historic City: A Walking Tour on the Wild Side; Chapter 4: Malaise and Miasms: Dr. Percy's Moviegoer and Public Health in New Orleans Environs; Chapter 5: The Spectacle Between Piety and Desire: The Place of New Orleans's Black Panthers and Ishmael Reed's Neo-HooDooism; Chapter 6: The Vampires' Middle Passage: The World of Anne Rice and the Promise of New Orleans's Coast ; Chapter 7: Mapping the Spirit Region: Sister Helen, the Dead Men, and the Folk of New Orleans's EnvironsChapter 8: Epilogue; Chapter 9: Notes; Chapter 10: Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Straddles urban studies, American studies, history and literature, and looks at New Orlean's status over the course of the 20th century. This work shows that 'sustainability' has multiple applications in the context of New Orleans history. It explores how the city's voodoo and Creole traditions have separated New Orleans from the rest of America.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustaining New Orleans
• ISBN: 1-135-40339-2; 1-135-40332-5; 9786610516735; 1-280-51673-9; 0-203-95529-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765839003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II