New Orleans Carnival krewes
Subtitle: the history, spirit and secrets of Mardi Gras
By: Rosary O'Neill ; foreword by Kim Marie Vaz
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781626191549
Subjects: Carnival; History; Associations, institutions; Secret societies; Social classes; Political culture; Social life and customs; Social conditions; Politics and government
Description: "Explore the secret past of Carnival krewes and the significance of the organizations in the history and culture of New Orleans"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Birth of the Carnival Krewes; title: Entries and Masques : Theater of Royal Power; title: Events Before and During a New Orleans Carnival Parade and Ball; title: Hierarchy Dramatized by the Old-Line Parade; title: Hierarchy Dramatized by the Old-Line Ball; title: Nature of Carnival Organizations; title: Oral History: Arthur Hardy; title: History of Carnival in New Orleans; title: Structure of a Carnival Organization; title: Carnival Organizations' Effect on the Social Structure of New Orleans; title: Secret Political Societies, 1857-1900; title: Old-Line Reformers versus the Ring Machine; title: Gentlemanly Indirect Power, 1900-70; title: Up the Downward Spiral; title: Profile of an Old-Line Carnival Organization Member; title: The Old-Line Carnival Mentality Today; title: Metamorphosis : A Changing Carnival; title: Oral History: Debutante C and Her Father; title: African American Carnival Societies; title: Oral History: Kim Vaz, PhD; title: Today's Carnival; title: Afterword; title: Appendix.