Building the devil's empire [[electronic resource] ] : French colonial New Orleans / / Shannon Lee Dawdy

• Autore: Dawdy Shannon Lee <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 976.3/3502
• Soggetto topico: French - Louisiana - New Orleans - History - 18th century; Ethnology - Louisiana - New Orleans - History - 18th century; City planning - Louisiana - New Orleans - History - 18th century
• Soggetto geografico: New Orleans (La.) History 18th century; New Orleans (La.) Social conditions 18th century; New Orleans (La.) Colonial influence; New Orleans (La.) Ethnic relations History 18th century; Louisiana History To 1803
• Soggetto non controllato: new orleans, history, geography, spain, french empire, caribbean, colonialism, explorers, colony, founding, revolution, rebellion, imperialism, government, capitalism, nonfiction, atlantic, louisiana, ethnology, city planning, ethnicity, race, enlightenment, nature, creole, revolt, violence, law, discipline, power, france, immigration
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-306) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: "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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 wome
• Titolo autorizzato: Building the devil's empire
• ISBN: 1-281-95949-9; 9786611959494; 0-226-13843-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782538103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II