New Orleans In The Sixties

Author : Mary Lou Widmer
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1455609528

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New Orleans in the Sixties by Mary Lou Widmer Pdf

In this, her fifth book in the series describing past decades in New Orleans' history, local author and historian Mary Lou Widmer offers readers unique glimpses into the turbulent and triumphal 1960s. The decade of the sixties was one that confounded America like no period before. It ushered in a time of social change and tension. In New Orleans, this period was visible in the city's skyline as the face of New Orleans began to change. Tourism became a major concern, construction on the Superdome began, some of the biggest buildings were built, and the Saints came marching in. Packed with photographs and reminiscences of an important decade in the evolution of this American metropolis, New Orleans in the Sixties is a unique accomplishment that will interest both residents and lovers of the Crescent City.

Author : Kent B. Germany
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820342580

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New Orleans After the Promises by Kent B. Germany Pdf

In the 1960s and 1970s, New Orleans experienced one of the greatest transformations in its history. Its people replaced Jim Crow, fought a War on Poverty, and emerged with glittering skyscrapers, professional football, and a building so large it had to be called the Superdome. New Orleans after the Promises looks back at that era to explore how a few thousand locals tried to bring the Great Society to Dixie. With faith in God and American progress, they believed that they could conquer poverty, confront racism, establish civic order, and expand the economy. At a time when liberalism seemed to be on the wane nationally, black and white citizens in New Orleans cautiously partnered with each other and with the federal government to expand liberalism in the South. As Kent Germany examines how the civil rights, antipoverty, and therapeutic initiatives of the Great Society dovetailed with the struggles of black New Orleanians for full citizenship, he defines an emerging public/private governing apparatus that he calls the "Soft State": a delicate arrangement involving constituencies as varied as old-money civic leaders and Black Power proponents who came together to sort out the meanings of such new federal programs as Community Action, Head Start, and Model Cities. While those diverse groups struggled--violently on occasion--to influence the process of racial inclusion and the direction of economic growth, they dramatically transformed public life in one of America's oldest cities. While many wonder now what kind of city will emerge after Katrina, New Orleans after the Promises offers a detailed portrait of the complex city that developed after its last epic reconstruction.

Author : Abbe A. Debolt,James S. Baugess
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440801020

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Encyclopedia of the Sixties [2 volumes] by Abbe A. Debolt,James S. Baugess Pdf

Comedian Robin Williams said that if you remember the '60s, you weren't there. This encyclopedia documents the people, places, movements, and culture of that memorable decade for those who lived it and those who came after. Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture surveys the 1960s from January 1960 to December 1969. Nearly 500 entries cover everything from the British television cult classic The Avengers to the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement. The two-volume work also includes biographies of artists, architects, authors, statesmen, military leaders, and cinematic stars, concentrating on what each individual accomplished during the 1960s, with brief postscripts of their lives beyond the period. There was much more to the Sixties than flower power and LSD, and the entries in this encyclopedia were compiled with an eye to providing a balanced view of the decade. Thus, unlike works that emphasize only the radical and revolutionary aspects of the period to the exclusion of everything else, these volumes include the political and cultural Right, taking a more academic than nostalgic approach and helping to fill a gap in the popular understanding of the era.

Author : Darlene Fife
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : New Orleans (La.)
ISBN : 1931165009

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Portraits from Memory by Darlene Fife Pdf

Author : Mary Lou Widmer
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1589804015

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New Orleans, 1900 to 1920 by Mary Lou Widmer Pdf

The ways in which city leaders of early 1900s New Orleans tamed nature are described in a richly illustrated history that also recounts what the city's inhabitants were wearing and driving, where they were living, and how they whiled away idle time.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 145560769X

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Louisiana Almanac by Anonim Pdf

"A million facts that range from merely interesting to absolutely vital." -- Louisiana Life " Having [Louisiana Almanac] . . . is like having all the answers to what is happening in the State of Louisiana." -- The Louisiana Weekly "An invaluable tool to people looking to move into the area." -- The Slidell Sentry-News Known for its politics, its natural resources, and its colorful history, the Pelican State is one of the most interesting in America. For more than fifty years, Louisiana Almanac has been the authoritative guide to a million facts about Louisiana, and this painstakingly updated seventeenth edition consists of 720 useful pages of information for ready reference. The wealth of maps, charts, tables, and graphs makes the data and statistics easily accessible as well. No Louisiana business, classroom, or library should be without a current copy of the Louisiana Almanac.

Author : Scott S. Ellis
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781604733594

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Madame Vieux Carre by Scott S. Ellis Pdf

Celebrated in media and myth, New Orleans's French Quarter (Vieux Carr(r)) was the original settlement of what became the city of New Orleans. In Madame Vieux Carr(r), Scott S. Ellis presents the social and political history of this famous district as it evolved from 1900 through the beginning of the twenty-first century. From the immigrants of the 1910s, to the preservationists of the 1930s, to the nightclub workers and owners of the 1950s and the urban revivalists of the 1990s, Madame Vieux Carr(r) examines the many different people who have called the Quarter home, who have defined its character, and who have fought to keep it from being overwhelmed by tourism's neon and kitsch. The old French village took on different roles--bastion of the French Creoles, Italian immigrant slum, honky-tonk enclave, literary incubator, working-class community, and tourist playground. The Quarter has been a place of refuge for various groups before they became mainstream Americans. Although the Vieux Carr(r) has been marketed as a free-wheeling, boozy tourist concept, it exists on many levels for many groups, some with competing agendas. Madame Vieux Carr(r) looks, with unromanticized frankness, at these groups, their intentions, and the future of the South's most historic and famous neighborhood. The author, a former Quarter resident, combines five years of research, personal experience, and unique interviews to weave an eminently readable history of one of America's favorite neig

Author : Paul Monaco
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520238046

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The Sixties by Paul Monaco Pdf

This book covers the 1960's as part of the definitive history of American cinema from its emergence in the 1800s to the present day.

Author : James Martin Harding,Cindy Rosenthal
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Radical theater
ISBN : 0472069543

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Restaging the Sixties by James Martin Harding,Cindy Rosenthal Pdf

A dynamic exploration of eight radical theater collectives from the 1960s and 70s, and their influence on contemporary performance

Author : James J. Farrell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136664915

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The Spirit of the Sixties by James J. Farrell Pdf

The Spirit of the Sixties explains how and why the personal became political when Sixties activists confronted the institutions of American postwar culture. The Spirit of the Sixties uses political personalism to explain how and why the personal became political when Sixties activists confronted the institutions of American postwar culture. After establishing its origins in the Catholic Worker movement, the Beat generation, the civil rights movement, and Ban-the-Bomb protests, James Farrell demonstrates the impact of personalism on Sixties radicalism. Students, antiwar activists and counterculturalists all used personalist perspectives in the "here and now revolution" of the decade. These perspectives also persisted in American politics after the Sixties. Exploring the Sixties not just as history but as current affairs, Farrell revisits the perennial questions of human purpose and cultural practice contested in the decade.

Author : Chris Strodder
Publisher : Santa Monica Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781595808639

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The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool by Chris Strodder Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool profiles over 250 of the most intriguing personalities of the 1960s. The men and women covered in the book include a wide range of celebrities—from well-known superstars (the Beatles, Dustin Hoffman, Muhammad Ali) to lesser-known icons (Nico, Terry Southern, Bo Belinsky)—who had a significant impact on popular culture. The figures include musicians, actors, directors, artists, athletes, politicians, writers, astronauts . . . anyone and everyone who made the sixties the most influential decade of the twentieth century! Over 200 vintage photographs and more than fifty sidebars are featured throughout the text. The sidebars include lists of Best Picture winners, great quarterbacks, Playmates of the Year, memorable TV theme songs, favorite toys, Disneyland rides, Wimbledon champions, groovy screen cars, surf stars, Indy 500 winners, cool cartoons, sci-fi classics, Bond girls, “bubblegum” hits, beach-movie cameos, and legendary concerts. A “what happened on this day” calendar highlighting landmark events in the lives of those profiled appears on every page. Entertaining and enlightening, The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool is truly a celebration of the grooviest people, events, and artifacts of the 1960s!

Author : Marti Smiley Childs,Jeff March
Publisher : EditPros LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781937317027

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Echoes of the Sixties by Marti Smiley Childs,Jeff March Pdf

Then and now profiles of 60s musical performers, including The Fireballs, Gary U.S. Bonds, The Tokens, The Angels, Peter & Gordon, Mike Pinder of the Moody Blues, The Beau Brummels, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, The Lovin' Spoonful, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Country Joe and the Fish, and Iron Butterfly.

Author : Elizabeth Waring McMaster
Publisher : Jennie C. Olbrych
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Girls of the Sixties by Elizabeth Waring McMaster Pdf

Collection of reminiscences of women eyewitnesses to American Civil War in Columbia, SC and environs, and, in particular, Sherman's March.

Author : Eddie S. Meadows
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN : 0815303734

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Jazz Research and Performance Materials by Eddie S. Meadows Pdf

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Monica Cristini
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000995572

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La MaMa Experimental Theatre – A Lasting Bridge Between Cultures by Monica Cristini Pdf

This book focuses on the role of La MaMa Experimental Theatre within Avant-garde theater during the 1960s and 1970s. This study investigates the involvement of the Off-Off Broadway circuit in the Avant-garde experimentations both in the United States (New York specifically) and in Europe. This exploration shows the two-way influence – between Europe and the United States – testified by documents gathered in years of archival research. In this relevant artistic exchange, La MaMa (and Ellen Stewart as its founder and artistic director) emerges as a key element. La MaMa’s companies brought to Europe the American culture and the New York underground culture, while their members learnt European training techniques by attending workshops or taking part in the research of Eugenio Barba, Jerzy Grotowski, and Peter Brook, and brought their principles back to the United States. This book goes through a chronological path that presents some key cases of collaboration between the above-mentioned European masters and some La MaMa’s artists and companies: Tom O ’Horgan and La MaMa Repertory Troupe, the Open Theatre, Andrei Serban and The Great Jones Repertory Company, La MaMa Plexus. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in theater and performance studies.