Spectacular wickedness : sex, race, and memory in Storyville, New Orleans / Emily Epstein Landau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landau, Emily Epstein, 1969-

Contributor:

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Red-light districts--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century.

Red-light districts.

Prostitution--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century.

Prostitution.

Brothels--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century.

Brothels.

Patriarchy--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century.

Patriarchy.

Masculinity--Social aspects--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--20th century.

Masculinity.

White people--Louisiana--New Orleans--Attitudes--History--20th century.

White people.

History.

Masculinity--Social aspects.

Storyville (New Orleans, La.)--History--20th century.

Storyville (New Orleans, La.).

New Orleans (La.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

New Orleans (La.).

New Orleans (La.)--History--20th century.

Louisiana--New Orleans.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 310 pages) : map

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2013]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Promised Land of Harlotry 17

Chapter 2 The Quadroon Connection 45

Chapter 3 Public Rights and Public Women 77

Chapter 4 Where the Light and Dark Folks Meet 109

Chapter 5 Diamond Queen 132

Chapter 6 The Last Stronghold of the Old Regime 160.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

821216819

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.