Cajun Women and Mardi Gras Reading the Rules Backward |
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| Author:
| Ware, Carolyn E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07377-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.99 |
Book Description:
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Cajun Women and Mardi Gras is the first book to explore the importance of women's contributions to the country Cajun Mardi Gras tradition, or Mardi Gras "run. Most Mardi Gras runs--masked begging processions through the countryside, led by unmasked capitaines - have customarily excluded women. Male organizers explain that this rule protects not ......
Cajun Women and Mardi Gras is the first book to explore the importance of women's contributions to the country Cajun Mardi Gras tradition, or Mardi Gras "run. Most Mardi Gras runs--masked begging processions through the countryside, led by unmasked capitaines - have customarily excluded women. Male organizers explain that this rule protects not ......