Screen LibraryBuilding the devil's empire：French colonial New Orleans
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University of Chicago Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxi, 320 p., [4] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), maps, plans (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780226138411 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226138410 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | K712 |
| CLC: | K712.9 |
| Call Number: | K712.9/D269 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-306) and index. "A veritable Babylon" : enlightenment and disorder -- La ville sauvage : nature and urban planning -- A backwater entrepot -- La renommee : from colonial experiment to Creole society -- Tensions of power : law, discipline, and violence -- Conclusion : revolt and rogue colonialism. |