New Orleans Carnival krewes, the history, spirit & secrets of Mardi Gras, Rosary O'Neill ; foreword by Kim Marie Vaz
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- Carnival beads
- Political culture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History
- Carnival -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History
- New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs
- New Orleans (La.) -- Politics and government
- Associations, institutions, etc -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History
- Social classes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History
- New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions
- Secret societies -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History
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New Orleans Carnival krewes, the history, spirit & secrets of Mardi Gras, Rosary O'Neill ; foreword by Kim Marie Vaz
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrations
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non fiction
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New Orleans Carnival krewes
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bibliography
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862209468
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Rosary O'Neill ; foreword by Kim Marie Vaz
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the history, spirit & secrets of Mardi Gras
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"Explore the secret past of Carnival krewes and the significance of the organizations in the history and culture of New Orleans"--, Provided by publisherNew Orleans is practically synonymous with Mardi Gras. Both evoke the parades, the beads, the costumes, the food-the pomp and circumstance. The carnival krewes are the backbone of this Big Easy tradition. Every year, different krewes put on extravagant parties and celebrations to commemorate the beginning of the Lenten season. Historic krewes like Comus, Rex and Zulu that date back generations are intertwined with the greater history of New Orleans itself. Today, new krewes are inaugurated and widen a once exclusive part of New Orleans society. Through careful and detailed research of over three hundred sources, including fifty interviews with members of these organizations, author and New Orleans native Rosary O'Neill explores this storied institution, its antebellum roots and its effects in the twenty-first century.
Table of contents
Birth of the Carnival Krewes -- Entries and Masques : Theater of Royal Power -- Events Before and During a New Orleans Carnival Parade and Ball -- Hierarchy Dramatized by the Old-Line Parade -- Hierarchy Dramatized by the Old-Line Ball -- Nature of Carnival Organizations -- Oral History: Arthur Hardy -- History of Carnival in New Orleans -- Structure of a Carnival Organization -- Carnival Organizations' Effect on the Social Structure of New Orleans -- Secret Political Societies, 1857-1900 -- Old-Line Reformers versus the Ring Machine -- Gentlemanly Indirect Power, 1900-70 -- Up the Downward Spiral -- Profile of an Old-Line Carnival Organization Member -- The Old-Line Carnival Mentality Today -- Metamorphosis : A Changing Carnival -- Oral History: Debutante C and Her Father -- African American Carnival Societies -- Oral History: Kim Vaz, PhD -- Today's Carnival -- Afterword -- Appendix
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