Table of Contents: Authentic New Orleans :

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gotham, Kevin Fox, (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2007]
Subjects:	City promotion > Louisiana > New Orleans > History. Tourism > Louisiana > New Orleans > History. Culture and tourism > Louisiana > New Orleans > History. Carnival > Louisiana > New Orleans > History. Exhibitions > Louisiana > New Orleans > History. New Orleans (La.) > History. New Orleans (La.) > Social life and customs. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : authentic New Orleans
Processions and parades : Carnival krewes and the development of modern Mardi Gras
"Of incomprehensible magnitude and bewildering variety" : the 1884 World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition
Authenticity in black and white : the rise of tourism in the twentieth century
Boosting the Big Easy : New Orleans goes global
From a culture of tourism to a touristic culture : the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition and the holy trinity of New Orleans tourism
A repertoire of authenticity : contested space and transformation of the French Quarter
"The greatest free show on earth" : intimations and antinomies of commodification and Carnival
Conclusion : the future of New Orleans.