02155nam a2200433 a 4500 ebr10265991 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 071119s2008 iluabef sb 001 0 eng 2007047693 GBA847515 bnb 014566375 Uk 9780226138411 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226138410 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)304576637 n-us-la F379.N557 D39 2008eb 976.3/3502 22 Dawdy, Shannon Lee, 1967- Building the devil's empire [electronic resource] : French colonial New Orleans / Shannon Lee Dawdy. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008. xxi, 320 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plans (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-306) and index. "A veritable Babylon" : enlightenment and disorder -- La ville sauvage : nature and urban planning -- A backwater entrep�ot -- La renomm�ee : from colonial experiment to Creole society -- Tensions of power : law, discipline, and violence -- Conclusion : revolt and rogue colonialism. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. French Louisiana New Orleans History 18th century. Ethnology Louisiana New Orleans History 18th century. City planning Louisiana New Orleans History 18th century. New Orleans (La.) History 18th century. New Orleans (La.) Social conditions 18th century. New Orleans (La.) Colonial influence. New Orleans (La.) Ethnic relations History 18th century. Louisiana History To 1803. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10265991 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 10957 10957