| Cajun Country Contributor(s): Ancelet, Barry Jean (Author), Edwards, Jay (Author), Pitre, Glen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0878054677 ISBN-13: 9780878054671 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1991 Annotation: The first book in the Folklife in the South series and by far the broadest look at traditional Cajun culture ever assembled. It not only describes the traditions as they are but also explains how they came to be. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 976.300 |
| LCCN: 90-28931 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Series: Folklife in the South |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 7.58" W x 9.28" (1.10 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 15748 Reading Level: 9.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This insightful book is by far the broadest examination of traditional Cajun culture ever assembled. It goes beyond the stereotypes and surface treatment given to Cajuns by the popular media and examines the great variety of cultural elements alive in Cajun culture today--cooking, music, storytelling, architecture, arts and crafts, and festivals, as well as traditional occupations such as fishing, hunting, and trapping. It not only gives fascinating descriptions of elements in Cajun life that have been woven into the fabric of American history and folklore; it also explains how they came to be. Cajun Country reveals the historical background of the Cajun people, who migrated to Louisiana as exiles from their Canadian homeland, and it shows their folklife as a living and ongoing legacy that enriches America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ancelet, Barry Jean: - Barry Jean Ancelet, a professor of French and Francophone studies at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, is the author of many books about the French culture of southern Louisiana, including Cajun Country, Cajun and Creole Folktales: The French Oral Tradition of South Louisiana, and Cajun and Creole Music Makers: Musiciens cadiens et créoles. |