Building the devil's empire : French colonial New Orleans / / Shannon Lee Dawdy.
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 320 p., [4] p. of plates :; ill. (some col.), maps, plans (some col.). |
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Table of Contents:
- "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.