The heart and conscience of New Orleans

Death is no stranger to New Orleans, as it is branded into the consciousness of the city through its famous Mardi Gras celebration and the historic scourge of yellow fever that ravished it in its past. It shares this heritage of death with other cities such as Venice and Naples Italy, where disaster...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Society (New Brunswick) 2005-11, Vol.43 (1), p.6-7
1. Verfasser:	Ledeen, Michael A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cholera Cities Death Death & dying Epidemics Festivals Foreign policy Louisiana Mardi Gras Naples, Italy Natural Disasters New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Social policy Social research Social sciences Tropical diseases U.S.A Urban sociology
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Zusammenfassung:	Death is no stranger to New Orleans, as it is branded into the consciousness of the city through its famous Mardi Gras celebration and the historic scourge of yellow fever that ravished it in its past. It shares this heritage of death with other cities such as Venice and Naples Italy, where disaster can come at a moments notice through floods or volcanos.
ISSN:	0147-2011 1936-4725
DOI:	10.1007/BF02687348