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Mardi Gras remains one of the most distinctive features of New Orleans. Although the city has celebrated Carnival since its days as a French and Spanish colonial outpost, the rituals familiar today were largely established in the Civil War era by a white male elite. In fact, the men behind the masks on the parade floats and at the Mardi Gras balls have kept the spirit of the Confederacy alive. They have put artistry and erudition into their Carnival displays while harboring a virulent racism that has led to violence and massacre. Because the Mardi Gras organizations have remained secret societies, their role in the white supremacist cause has not been fully recorded, until now.PiLords of Misrule/i is the first book to explore the effects of Mardi Gras on the social and political development of New Orleans, the first to analyze recent attempts to end racial segregation within the organizations that stage the annual festivities.PThe history of Carnival is so intertwined with the

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social issues & processes

• Plný název: Lords of Misrule
• Podnázev: Mardi Gras and the Politics of Race in New Orleans
• Autor: James Gill
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 277
• EAN: 9780878059164
• ISBN: 0878059164
• ID: 11563674
• Nakladatelství: University Press of Mississippi
• Hmotnost: 472 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 20 mm
• Datum vydání: 30. January 1997

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