New Orleans: A Bilingual Cultural Encyclopedia

ISBN-10: 1440122830
ISBN-13: 9781440122835
Series: New Orleans
Category: Reference
Pages: 250
Language: English
Published: 2009-03
Publisher: iUniverse
Author: Maria Elena Amador

Description

"This bilingual encyclopedia attempts to unravel the mystique of the New Orleans psyche ... by explaining in both English and Spanish the cultural underpinnings of the many words and phrases that are endemic to New Orleans by clarifying some of the local traditions and celebrations and providing an insight into some of the practices of the denizens of New Orleans."--Preface.

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