French, Cajun, Creole, Houma
French, Cajun, Creole, Houma In recent years, ethnographers have recognized south Louisiana as home to perhaps the most complex rural society in North America. In this guide to the amazing social,…
Specifikacia French, Cajun, Creole, Houma
French, Cajun, Creole, Houma
In recent years, ethnographers have recognized south Louisiana as home to perhaps the most complex rural society in North America. In this guide to the amazing social, cultural, and linguistic variation within Louisiana's French-speaking region, Carl A. More than a dozen French-speaking immigrant groups have been identified there, Cajuns and white Creoles being the most famous.
He shows how this once-undesirable outpost of the French empire became colonized by individuals ranging from criminals to entrepreneurs who went on to form a multifaceted society--one that, unlike other American melting pots, rests upon a French cultural foundation.A prolific author and expert on the region, Brasseaux presents an overview of the origins and evolution of all the Francophone communities.Brasseaux examines the impact of French immigration on Louisiana over the past three centuries.