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Books on: cajuns history

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Acadian to Cajun: Transformation of a People, 1803-1877

Book by Carl A. Brasseaux; University Press of Mississippi, 1992

Subjects:

Cajuns--History--19th Century, Louisiana--History--1803-1865

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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The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States

Book by Samuel A. Floyd; Oxford University Press, 1996

Subjects:

African Americans--Music--History And Criticism, Music--United States--History And Criticism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The Power of Black Music offers a new way of listening to the music of black America, and appreciating its profound contribution to all American music. Striving to break down the barriers that remain between high art and low art, it illuminates the centuries-old linkage between the music, myths and ...
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The Power of Black Music offers a new way of listening to the music of black America, and appreciating its profound contribution to all American music. Striving to break down the barriers that remain between high art and low art, it illuminates the centuries-old linkage between the music, myths and rituals of Africa and the continuing evolution and enduring vitality of African-American music. Inspired by the pioneering work of Sterling Stuckey and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the author, advocates a new critical approach grounded in the forms and traditions of the music itself.
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Cajun Country

Book by Barry Jean Ancelet, Jay D. Edwards, Glen Pitre; University Press of Mississippi, 1991

Subjects:

Cajuns--Louisiana--Folklore, Cajuns--Louisiana--Social Life And Customs, Folklore--Louisiana, Louisiana--Social Life And Customs, Material Culture--Louisiana

Collections: Entire Library

...five-volume project report, The Cajuns, Their History and Culture , published in...report of that research, "The Cajuns: Their History and Culture" 1987 , are...country. Throughout their history, however, Cajuns have shown themselves amazingly...
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English in the Southern United States

Book by Stephen J. Nagle, Sara L. Sanders; Cambridge University Press, 2003

Subjects:

African Americans--Southern States--Languages, African Languages--Influence On English, Americanisms--Southern States, Black English--Southern States, English Language--Dialects--Southern States, English Language--Social Aspects--Southern States, English Language--Southern States, English Language--Southern States--Foreign Elements--African, English Language--Variation--Southern States

Collections: Entire Library

...Shakespeare in the coves and hollows? Toward a history of Southern English 17 EDGAR SCHNEIDER...Englishes: some speculations dictated by history 64 SALIKOKO MUFWENE 5 The complex grammatical history of African-American and white vernaculars...
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Acting in Concert: Music, Community, and Political Action

Book by Mark Mattern; Rutgers University Press, 1998

Subjects:

Political Anthropology, Popular Music--Political Aspects, Popular Music--Social Aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...waltz, and probably recite its history as well. The accordionist...an extensive community of Cajuns and supporters committed to...arise. I have included a brief history with each case in order to...political commitment, memory, history, tradition, and culture; by...

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Journal Articles on: cajuns history

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The Cajuns: Americanization of a People

Journal article by David W. Moore; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 70, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Cajuns: Americanization of a People (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Cajuns: Americanization of a People. by David W. Moore The Cajuns: Americanization of a People. By Shane K. Bernard...lost the ability to speak French" (p. xii). He, and Cajuns in general, Bernard concludes, had been "Americanized...
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Endogamy Among Louisiana Cajuns: A Social Class Explanation

Journal article by Carl L. Bankston III, Jacques Henry; Social Forces, Vol. 77, 1999

Subjects:

Social Problems, Social Service

Collections: Entire Library

...rooted in Louisiana history. As we have pointed...the French and Cajuns form a single marriage...of mythologized history continues to be...French-language use, Cajuns continue to see...133-44 in The Cajuns: Essays on their History and Culture , edited...
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Let the Good Times Unroll: Music and Race Relations in Southwest Louisiana

Journal article by Mark Mattern; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 17, 1997

Subjects:

Cajuns--Music, Creoles--Music, Louisiana--Music, Race relations--Louisiana

Collections: Entire Library

...Cajun music suggest a history of at least partially...social segregation. Cajuns and black Creoles...It also distorts history, since African influences...teams the "Ragin Cajuns" despite the fact...Mattern (1998). For a history of Cajuns, see especially Carl...
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Cajun Mardi Gras: Cultural Objectification and Symbolic Appropriation in a French Tradition(1)

Journal article by Rocky L. Sexton; Ethnology, Vol. 38, 1999

Subjects:

Cajuns--Rites and ceremonies, Carnival--Social aspects, Creoles--Rites and ceremonies, Ethnology--Louisiana, Louisiana--Rites and ceremonies

Collections: Entire Library

...small core of young, college-educated Cajuns who sought to redirect the organizations...widespread among children of these "reluctant Cajuns." They were exposed to Cajun-ness in its...in New Orleans (Dominguez 1986), where Cajuns have historically been a minority. Ethnic...
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A Breed Between: Racial Mediation in the Fiction of Ernest Gaines

Journal article by Maria Hebert-Leiter; MELUS, Vol. 31, 2006

Subjects:

African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American authors--Works, African American literature--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Criticism and interpretation, Gaines, Ernest J.--Criticism and interpretation, Gaines, Ernest J.--Works, Race relations--Portrayals

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...this complex categorization, the Cajuns also arose as racial intermediaries...between categories because of their history of difference and ridicule and...white, French-speaking people, the history of how Cajuns came to form an ethnic community...

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Magazine Articles on: cajuns history

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Joyeux No'l!: Share in a New Orleans Christmas

Magazine article by Patti Nickell; World and I, Vol. 14, December 1999

Subjects:

Cajuns--History, Creoles--History, New Orleans, Louisiana--Description and travel

Collections: Entire Library

...officials to keep their citys rich history alive and make a bit of a profit...nineteenth-century New Orleans. Cajuns, on the other hand, descended...notorious Quadroon Ballrooms, Cajuns ent their days hunting, fishing...James and St. John the Baptist--Cajuns never were a major influence...
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The Nutria Problem

Magazine article by Calvin Trillin; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 275, February 1995

Subjects:

Cajun cooking--Humor and anecdotes, Cookery, Cajun--Humor and anecdotes, Coypu--Usage, Louisiana--Natural history, Nutria--Usage

Collections: Entire Library

...century by the people who became known as Cajuns, there are literally millions of nutrias...on it." It was immaterial that the only Cajuns who had ever eaten blackened redfish were...traveled to New Orleans, a city where Cajuns had traditionally been ridiculed as ignorant...
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A Swamp for the Senses

Magazine article by Hannah Hinchman; Sierra, Vol. 86, January 2001

Subjects:

Atchafalaya River--Environmental aspects, Swamps--Environmental aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...contains a well-written account of Cajun history. I knew the origins of the 18th century...in the half-water bayou county. The Cajuns, already masters of survival, kept to...considered crawfish barbaric fare. The Cajuns learned to keep their "backwater" preferences...
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A Spicy Cajun Stew : Centered in a Louisiana Sawmill Town after the First World War, Tim Gautreaux's New Novel Ponders the Effects of Violence on the Human Soul

Magazine article by Tom Pilkington; World and I, Vol. 19, January 2004

Subjects:

The Clearing (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...was felled. He called The Clearing "an amalgamation of the history and culture of the region." In the novel, it is clear that...in the exploitation of humans. While the free market may be historys most efficient economic system, the moral question of the markets...
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Bad History

Magazine article; The Nation, Vol. 266, April 20, 1998

Subjects:

Affirmative action--Bibliography, History--Bibliography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...understands the powerful engine that drives Therns to write bad history. Also, in fairness, it must be noted that Judaisms two dreary...money, because they are drawn to "the ministry and teaching." Cajuns? Forget it. "What explains why some of these groups have done...

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Newspaper Articles on: cajuns history

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Tech Gets 3 Starters Back on Defense

Newspaper article by Chris Lang; The Washington Times, November 2, 1996

Subjects:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...four-year career for the Ragin Cajuns (4-4), ranking 32nd in NCAA history. "I think its important...between the Hokies and Ragin Cajuns, but there is a history between Tech (5-1, 4-1...Tech running game. The Cajuns are giving up 191 yards...
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Presidential Visit; Travel

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 31, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...focus of all the chat as we ventured out on our first night to Cajuns Wharf, a restaurant overlooking the Arkansas River and tucked...floor. Hot Springs does nothing to promote this side of its history and instead trumpets the fact that Clinton grew up here, as...
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Cajun Highway; Culture Endures in Louisiana's Swamp Areas

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 19, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...nations and a trail laced with history and legends. Today, this area...people we have come to know as Cajuns. Just past the wooded outskirts...only another example of the Cajuns constant battle with erosion...would later tell me, "Not all Cajuns live in the swamps. I didnt...
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Warming Thoughts in a Cool Climate

Newspaper article by Victor Block; The Washington Times, December 8, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...include St. Simons, a repository of area history; Sea Island, best known as the site of...counties) to the west of the city. The Cajuns trace their roots back to French-speaking...immerse yourself in the culture of the Cajuns or the sun-drenched sands of South Padre...
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Experiencing the Cajun Life along Louisiana's Bayous: Air Hangs Heavy with Tang of Spices

Newspaper article by Victor Block; The Washington Times, June 15, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...very different culture. Lifestyle and history, more than geographic identity, charm...little-known and less-understood destination. Cajuns trace their roots to French-speaking residents...to descriptions of the swamp and local history spiced with touches of Cajun humor...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: cajuns history

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Louisiana

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the major attraction with its history, nightlife, and Old World charm...Spanish and French colonists; the Cajuns, whose French ancestors were...Louisiana has a long and colorful history. The region was possibly visited...Acadia ), known there as Cajuns, and they settled what came...
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Tay-Sachs Disease

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Canadians whose roots are in the St. Lawrence region, certain Cajuns in Louisiana, and some Amish communities. Tay-Sachs is an autosomal...mortality of past generations, there is often no known family history of the disease. Genetic screening for the disease has been...

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