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- ISBN
- 9780807177099
- Book Title
- Mardi Gras Beads
- Item Length
- 6.9in
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- History, Social Science
- Topic
- Holidays (Non-Religious), Regional Studies, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Customs & Traditions
- Item Width
- 4.8in
- Item Weight
- 4.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 156 Pages
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Beads are one of the great New Orleans symbols, as much a signifier of the city as a pot of scarlet crawfish or a jazzman?s trumpet. They are Louisiana?s version of the Hawaiian lei, strung around tourists? and conventioneers? necks to demonstrate enthusiasm for the city. The first in a new LSU Press series exploring facets of Louisiana?s iconic culture, Mardi Gras Beads delves into the history of this celebrated New Orleans artifact, explaining how Mardi Gras beads came to be in the first place and how they grew to have such an outsize presence in New Orleans celebrations. Beads are a big business based on valuelessness. Approximately 130 shipping containers, each filled with 40,000 pounds of Chinese-made beads and other baubles, arrive at New Orleans?s biggest Mardi Gras throw importer each Carnival season. Beads are an unnatural part of the natural landscape, persistently dangling from the trees along parade routes like Spanish moss. They clutter the doorknobs of the city, sway behind its rearview mirrors, test the load-bearing strength of its attic rafters, and clog its all-important rainwater removal system. Mardi Gras Beads traces the history of these parade trinkets from their origins before World War One through their ascent to the premier parade catchable by the Depression era. Veteran Mardi Gras reporter Doug MacCash explores the manufacture of Mardi Gras beads in places as far-flung as the Sudetenland, India, and Japan, and traces the shift away from glass beads to the modern, disposable plastic versions. Mardi Gras Beads concludes in the era of coronavirus, when parades (and therefore bead throwing) were temporarily suspended because of health concerns, and considers the future of biodegradable Mardi Gras beads in a city ever more threatened by the specter of climate change.
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Publisher
LSU Press
ISBN-10
0807177091
ISBN-13
9780807177099
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8050430453
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mardi Gras Beads
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Holidays (Non-Religious), Regional Studies, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2022
Genre
History, Social Science
Number of Pages
156 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
4.8in
Item Weight
4.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gt4211.N4m24 2022
Reviews
It matters not that it's taken forever for someone to finally take an in-depth look at the history of Mardi Gras beads. Veteran newspaperman Doug MacCash does that and more in his new book simply entitled, Mardi Gras Beads . I thought I knew just about everything about beads, but MacCash's research has revealed new information. The book is interesting and informative and provides important facts about Carnival's most iconic throw., MacCash has succeeded in creating an account of the rich, complicated, ridiculous and utterly serious history and contemporary life of Louisiana's ubiquitous Mardi Gras beads. Bringing a reporter's eye for detail and storytelling, MacCash takes the reader through time and space, situating the development (and escalation) of Carnival bead throwing within multiple geopolitical, social, and economic contexts, all while keeping the reader engaged and enthralled. An essential read for anyone who has screamed, 'Throw me something' at a passing float.
Copyright Date
2022
Lccn
2021-033540
Dewey Decimal
394.2509763/35
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Louisiana True Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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