The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square
Ned Sublette
(Author)
Description
Offering a new perspective on the unique cultural influences of New Orleans, this entertaining history captures the soul of the city and reveals its impact on the rest of the nation. Focused on New Orleans' first century of existence, it presents a comprehensive, chronological narrative of the political, cultural, and musical development of Louisiana's early years. This innovative history tracks the important roots of American music back to the swamp town, making clear the effects of centuries-long struggles among France, Spain, and England on the city's unique culture. It also reveals the origins of jazz and the city's eclectic musical influences, including the role of the slave trade. Featuring little-known facts about the cultural development of New Orleans-such as the real significance of gumbo, the origins of the tango, and the first appearance of the words vaudeville and voodoo-this rich historical narrative explains how New Orleans' colonial influences still shape the city today.Product Details
Price
$18.99
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Publish Date
September 01, 2009
Pages
360
Dimensions
6.0 X 1.0 X 8.9 inches | 1.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781556529580
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About the Author
Ned Sublette is the author of Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. Cofounder of the record label Qbadisc, he coproduced the public radio program Afropop Worldwide for seven years.
Reviews
"Thoughtful, well-researched . . . As our nation continues to ponder the future of the Big Easy, Sublette offers an informative accounting of that great city's past." --Publishers Weekly
"Cultural studies and history do not get much better than this, a must read for anyone who wonders why this city must be saved." --Booklist
"Sublette is a sonic sleuth charting the successive waves of Africans who shaped this black city's culture." --Nation
"Sublette gets contemporary New Orleans, sees the echoes of the past in our present." --New Orleans Times-Picayune
"With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths led to the city's personality today." --Tampa Tribune
"Sublette, who drew raves for Cuba and Its Music, has produced another important resource - and the best argument yet for why we need to save New Orleans." --Boston Globe
"With staggering erudition and dazzling style, Ned Sublette tells you a thousand seemingly disparate things you always wanted to know but never knew where or whom to ask, then weaves them all together in a harmonious whole." --Madison Smartt Bell, author, All Souls' Rising and Toussaint Louverture
"Cultural studies and history do not get much better than this, a must read for anyone who wonders why this city must be saved." --Booklist
"Ned Sublette] is a passionate chronicler of the Africans' resilience, of how they revived a cultural memory that gave life to music and enduring folkways." --New York Times
"Sublette is a sonic sleuth charting the successive waves of Africans who shaped this black city's culture." --Nation
"Sublette gets contemporary New Orleans, sees the echoes of the past in our present." --New Orleans Times-Picayune
"With great detail and talented telling, Sublette especially chronicles the paths slaves took to New Orleans and how those paths led to the city's personality today." --Tampa Tribune
"Sublette, who drew raves for Cuba and Its Music, has produced another important resource - and the best argument yet for why we need to save New Orleans." --Boston Globe
"With staggering erudition and dazzling style, Ned Sublette tells you a thousand seemingly disparate things you always wanted to know but never knew where or whom to ask, then weaves them all together in a harmonious whole." --Madison Smartt Bell, author, All Souls' Rising and Toussaint Louverture
