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Unveiling the muse : the lost history of gay carnival in New Orleans /

"Traditional Carnival has been well documented with a vast array of books published on the subject. However, few of them, if any, mention gay Carnival krewes or the role of gay Carnival within the larger context of the season. Howard Philips Smith corrects this oversight"--Amazon.com.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Howard Philips (Author)
Other Authors: Schindler, Henri (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2017]
Subjects:
Carnival > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Gays > Louisiana > New Orleans > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Lesbians > Louisiana > New Orleans > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Carnavals > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Histoire.
Homosexuels > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Mœurs et coutumes.
Lesbiennes > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Mœurs et coutumes.
Carnival.
Gays > Social life and customs.
Lesbians > Social life and customs.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
History.
Description
Summary:"Traditional Carnival has been well documented with a vast array of books published on the subject. However, few of them, if any, mention gay Carnival krewes or the role of gay Carnival within the larger context of the season. Howard Philips Smith corrects this oversight"--Amazon.com.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xviii, 346 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781496814012
1496814010