عرض عادي
The accidental city : improvising New Orleans / Lawrence N. Powell.
نوع المادة :
نصالناشر:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012وصف:422 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780674059870
- 0674059875
- Improvising New Orleans
- F379.N557 P68 2012
المحتويات:
ملخص:Chronicles the history of the city from its being contended over as swampland through Louisiana's statehood in 1812, discussing its motley identities as a French village, African market town, Spanish fortress, and trade center.
An impossible river -- A landjobbing scheme -- Utopian by design -- Improvising a city -- Changing of the guard -- In contraband we trust -- A Creole city -- Slavery and the struggle for mastery -- The slaves remake themselves -- A new people, a new racial order -- The American gateway.
| نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
كتاب
|
UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | F379.N557 P68 2012 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010011130924 | ||
|
كتاب
|
UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | F379.N557 P68 2012 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010011130925 | ||
|
كتاب
|
UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | F379.N557 P68 2012 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.3 | المتاح | 30010011130926 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-400) and index.
An impossible river -- A landjobbing scheme -- Utopian by design -- Improvising a city -- Changing of the guard -- In contraband we trust -- A Creole city -- Slavery and the struggle for mastery -- The slaves remake themselves -- A new people, a new racial order -- The American gateway.
Chronicles the history of the city from its being contended over as swampland through Louisiana's statehood in 1812, discussing its motley identities as a French village, African market town, Spanish fortress, and trade center.
