Folklore Figures of French and Creole Louisiana, Hardcover - Nathan Rabalais

Reducere. In Folklore Figures of French and Creole Louisiana, Nathan J. Rabalais examines the impact of Louisiana's remarkably diverse cultural and ethnic gr...

Many of the recurring motifs found in south Louisiana's culture spring from the state's rich folklore. Influenced by settlers of European and Afric...

Reducere. This is a unique Louisiana cookbook that teaches the fundamentals of Louisiana's Cajun and Creole cuisines and explains their similarities and diff...

Reducere. For hundreds of years in Louisiana, lullabies were hummed, prayers were called, opera was performed, la-las were danced, and work and carnival song...

Reducere. In recent years, ethnographers have recognized south Louisiana as home to perhaps the most complex rural society in North America. More than a doze...

Discover the story of the Haitian Revolution--the largest uprising of enslaved people in history--in this installment of the New York Times bestsel...

Reducere. Louisiana's unique multicultural history has led to the development of more styles of American music than anywhere else in the country. Encyclopedi...

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This is the story of a free black Creole family with beginnings in French Louisiana in 1740. It's a story of struggle and triumph with an indomitab...

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Reducere. M m re's Country Creole Cookbook showcases regional dishes and cooking styles associated with the "German Coast, " a part of southeastern Louisiana...

Reducere. Through colorful tunes and splashy illustrations reminiscent of the vibrant flamboyant tree, this collection celebrates life's passages and various...

The compelling memoir of a single white mother searching to understand why her adopted biracial son grew from a happy child into a troubled young a...

Reducere. Although a number of important studies of American slavery have explored the formation of slave cultures in the English colonies, no book until now...

Reducere. Get ready for a trip down South! This jazzy title introduces readers to all that Louisiana has to offer, from its moss-draped swamps to the vibrant...

Louisiana is home to two vibrant, spicy and famous cuisines - Cajun and Creole. This volume presents a collection of easy-to-follow recipes that su...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat is it about the city of New Orleans? History, location, and culture continue to link it to France while distancing it culturally an...

Reducere. In eighteenth-century New Orleans, the legal testimony of some 150 enslaved women and men--like the testimony of free colonists--was meticulously r...

Reducere. In French on Shifting Ground: Cultural and Coastal Erosion in South Louisiana, Nathalie Dajko introduces readers to the lower Lafourche Basin, Loui...

Alain Badiou, Quentin Meillassoux, Catherine Malabou, Michel Serres and Bruno Latour: this comparative, critical analysis shows the promises and pe...

Reducere. Prince of Naraka is a fun, fast-paced, supernatural fantasy fiction saga. It's a slice of the Indian epic, the Ramayana, and a tale of families, in...

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*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingDeep within the bayous and swamps of Louisiana resides a populat...

Put yourself in their shoes. In 1720 France was just coming out of a long war that had left the nation on the edge of bankruptcy. People were starv...

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Reducere. Madame Langlois Legacy: The Three Ingredients found in each chapter.HISTORICAL FICTION: VERIFIED EIGHTEENTH CENTURY RECIPES: RELEVANT HISTORICAL BA...

Examines how the French left perceived and used the image of the United States against the backdrop of major historical developments in both countr...

Reducere. Holocaust survivor, Sol Rosenberg, relates his inspiring story through his good friend Richard Chardkoff. From his stable family life in Warsaw to ...

Reducere. Located at the narrow end of the funnel-shaped Mississippi flyway zone, south Louisiana serves as a seasonal stopover for wintering birds from all ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Junior League of Lake Charles LouisianaFor most people, Southwest Louisiana evokes images of good food-an integral and inse...

Dangerous Creole Liaisons examines the neglected corpus of white Creole writers from the French Caribbean and how their discourse has been reapprop...

DescriptionAlthough we remember John James Audubon's years in Louisiana primarily for the art he produced there, his writings reflect the profound ...

Publisher: Battlebridge PublicationsIllustration(s): M.Number of pages: 420Collection: Westminster CreolisticsPublication date: 2007Dimensions: 238...

Reducere. Courtney Figures It Out is the story of a resourceful young girl who wants to bring her best friend to show-and-tell at school. There's just one pr...

Reducere. A. Hays Town changed the face of the Louisiana house. In a career that includes designing more than five hundred homes, he led architects, builders...

Reducere. Edward "Kid" Ory (1886-1973) was a trombonist, composer, recording artist, and early New Orleans jazz band leader. Creole Trombone tells his story ...

DescriptionThe mental challenges of amateur boxing, the fears and anxieties evoked, are similar to what we all face in life. How amateur boxers are...

Reducere. Taking an archaeological perspective on the past, Jeffrey S. Girard traces native human habitation in northwest Louisiana from the end of the last ...

Reducere. Folklore Rules is a brief introduction to the foundational concepts in folklore studies for beginning students. Designed to give essential backgrou...

Reducere. In The Creole Archipelago, Tessa Murphy traces how generations of Indigenous Kalinagos, free and enslaved Africans, and settlers from a variety of ...

Reducere. Today's leading poets and writers--from Anne Carson to Roxane Gay--respond to modern and contemporary masterpiecesIn this book, 26 internationally ...

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Reducere. Used today by approximately 12 million people in Haiti and by the population of the Haitian diaspora across the Caribbean, France, and the United S...

Examines how the movement of people, ideas, and social practices contributed to the complex processes and negotiations involved in being and becomi...

Reducere. DescriptionIn August 1831, Nat Turner led a slave uprising that shook the conscience of the nation. Turner's startling account of his prophecy and ...

Reducere. When's the last time you got to pick a folklorist's brain?Did you know memes count as folklore?Or that folklorists assign numbers to fairy tales to...