Spectacular wickedness [electronic resource] : sex, race, and memory in Storyville, New Orleans / Emily Epstein Landau.
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TextPublication details: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)ISBN: - 9780807150153
- 9780807150160
- Whites -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century
- Masculinity -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
- Patriarchy -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
- Brothels -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
- Prostitution -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
- Red-light districts -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century
- New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 20th century
- New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- Storyville (New Orleans, La.) -- History -- 20th century
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- HQ146.N6 L36 2013
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : land of dreams -- The promised land of harlotry -- The quadroon connection -- Public rights and public women -- Where the light and dark folks meet -- Diamond queen -- The last stronghold of the old regime -- Conclusion : farewell to Storyville.
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