Authentic New Orleans tourism, culture, and race in the Big Easy

Authentic New Orleans : tourism, culture, and race in the Big Easy / Kevin Fox Gotham.

Author/creator	Gotham, Kevin Fox
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : New York University Press,
Description	xiii, 281 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	City promotion--Louisiana --New Orleans --History. Tourism--Louisiana --New Orleans --History. Culture and tourism--Louisiana --New Orleans --History. Carnival--Louisiana --New Orleans --History. Exhibitions--Louisiana --New Orleans --History. New Orleans (La.)--History. New Orleans (La.)--Social life and customs.

Contents	Introduction : authentic New Orleans -- Processions and parades : Carnival krewes and the development of modern Mardi Gras -- "Of incomprehensible magnitude and bewildering variety" : the 1884 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition -- Authenticity in black and white : the rise of tourism in the twentieth century -- Boosting the Big Easy : New Orleans goes global -- From a culture of tourism to a touristic culture : the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition and the holy trinity of New Orleans tourism -- A repertoire of authenticity : contested space and transformation of the French Quarter -- "The greatest free show on earth" : intimations and antinomies of commodification and Carnival -- Conclusion : the future of New Orleans.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-269) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2007023495
ISBN	9780814731857 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0814731856 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780814731864 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0814731864 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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