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1.

Cajun Country » Read Now
by Barry Jean Ancelet, Jay D. Edwards, Glen Pitre. 256 pgs.

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...ISBN 0-87805-467-7 paper 1. Cajuns--Social life and customs. 2. Louisiana...the five-volume project report, The Cajuns, Their History and Culture , published...eventually...
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Acadian to Cajun: Transformation of a People, 1803-1877 » Read Now
by Carl A. Brasseaux. 252 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

A study of unusual documentary resources that disclose the processes of cultural evolution that transformed the Acadians of early Louisiana into the Cajuns of today.
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Mardi Gras, Gumbo, and Zydeco: Readings in Louisiana Culture » Read Now
by Marcia Gaudet, James C. McDonald. 179 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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A Nation of Peoples: A Sourcebook on America's Multicultural Heritage ("French, French Canadians and Cajuns" begins on p. 218) » Read Now
by Elliott Robert Barkan. 583 pgs.

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The debate over America's multiculturalism has been intense for nearly three decades, dividing opponents into those insisting on such recognition and those fearing that such a formal acknowledgment will undermine the civic bonds created by a heterogeneous nation. Facts have often been the victim in...
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The debate over America's multiculturalism has been intense for nearly three decades, dividing opponents into those insisting on such recognition and those fearing that such a formal acknowledgment will undermine the civic bonds created by a heterogeneous nation. Facts have often been the victim in this dispute, and few works have successfully attempted to present the broad spectrum of America's ethnic groups in a format that is readable, current, and authoritative. This reference book includes alphabetically arranged chapters on more than two dozen racial, religious, and ethnic groups of the United States, including African Americans, American Indians, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Mexicans, Mormons, and Puerto Ricans. Each chapter is written by a leading scholar and overviews the experiences and achievements of a particular group in the United States. Among the topics considered are the group's entry into America; the problems of adaptation faced by the first generation; economic, political, and cultural integration; and the status of the group in contemporary society. Each chapter ends with a thorough bibliographical essay, and the volume concludes with a review of the most important general works in the field.
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Endogamy among Louisiana Cajuns: A Social Class Explanation, in Social Forces » Read Now
by Carl L. Bankston III, Jacques Henry. 22 pgs.

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...Endogamy among Louisiana Cajuns: A Social Class Explanation...high rate of endogamy among Louisiana Cajuns. It suggests that a continuing high...Louisiana who identify...
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Acting in Concert: Music, Community, and Political Action (Chap. 5 "Laissez Bon Temps Roulez: Cajun Music and Cultural Revival" and Chap. 6 "Stirring up the Roux: Negotiating Cajun Identity and Relations with Black Creoles") » Read Now
by Mark Mattern. 190 pgs.

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Let the Good Times Unroll: Music and Race Relations in Southwest Louisiana, in Black Music Research Journal » Read Now
by Mark Mattern. 10 pgs.

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...upbeat events of both black Creoles and Cajuns living in Southwest Louisiana. Black Creoles...into relations between black Creoles and Cajuns, interpreting music as a...
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Cajun Mardi Gras: Cultural Objectification and Symbolic Appropriation in a French Tradition, in Ethnology » Read Now
by Rocky L. Sexton. 17 pgs.

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Rituals and Ceremonies in Popular Culture ("Dancing and Cockfighting at Jay's Lounge and Cockpit: The Preservation of Folk Practices in Cajun Louisiana" begins on p. 270) » Read Now
by Ray B. Browne. 349 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library