Louisiana Cajuns in the New Economy of Ethnicity
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Köp båda 2 för 1543 kr"For all the insights this study gives us into (white)ethnicity in a postindustrial society...[t]his is an excellent case study, combining economic and cultural history with qualitative and quanitative analyses of the contemporary scene. The authors' knowledge of Cajun society and culture is deep and they document it in loving detail"-Contemporary Sociology ? Blue Collar Bayou is a solid piece of social history of a little known American ethnic group and it should be a useful addition to the collections of ethnic studies specialists.?-American Journal of Sociology ? Blue Collar Bayou is replete with novel insights into modern Cajun ethnicity and deserves to be considered, without reservation, as a landmark in the field of Cajun studies.?-Louisiana History ?For all the insights this study gives us into (white)ethnicity in a postindustrial society...[t]his is an excellent case study, combining economic and cultural history with qualitative and quanitative analyses of the contemporary scene. The authors' knowledge of Cajun society and culture is deep and they document it in loving detail?-Contemporary Sociology "Blue Collar Bayou is a solid piece of social history of a little known American ethnic group and it should be a useful addition to the collections of ethnic studies specialists."-American Journal of Sociology "Blue Collar Bayou is replete with novel insights into modern Cajun ethnicity and deserves to be considered, without reservation, as a landmark in the field of Cajun studies."-Louisiana History
JACQUES M. HENRY is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. CARL L. BANKSTON III is Professor of Sociology at Tulane University.
Introduction: The Paradox of Cajun Ethnicity The Emergence of the Cajun Label and Identity The Portrayal of Cajuns: Stereotype and Self-image The Changing Economic Context of Louisiana The Cajun Family: Evolution and Endogamy The Bases of Cajun Ethnicity The Interrupted Transmission of Cajun French Festivals of Ethnicity: Cajuns in a Consumer Economy Conclusion: A Look at the Future Index