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Author Servaes, Anna.

Title Franco-American identity, community, and La Guiannée / Anna Servaes, Center for French Colonial Studies, St. Louis.

Publication Info. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series William L. Potter publication series ; number 11
William L. Potter publication series ; no. 11.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Part I. Historical context -- The development of the French mentality and identity in the Illinois Country -- Historical developments and influence on French identity -- La Guiannée and its heritage -- Part II. Community affirmation: analysis of the celebration with liminal theory -- The season of La Guiannée -- Analytical discussion of the celebration -- Disguise and mask -- Traveling and the neighborhood -- Foodways -- Theatrical play -- Part III. Cultural continuity: collective memory and cultural identity -- Heritage, history, and continuity -- Modern adaptations and heritage -- Linguistic, material, and religious symbols.
Summary The first book to explore the little known, but resilient French tradition within the Midwest.
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Subject French Americans -- Illinois -- Prairie du Rocher -- Social life and customs.
French Americans.
Illinois -- Prairie du Rocher.
Manners and customs.
French Americans -- Missouri -- Sainte Genevieve -- Social life and customs.
Missouri -- Sainte Genevieve.
French Americans -- Ethnic identity.
French Americans -- Ethnic identity.
New Year -- Illinois -- Prairie du Rocher -- Folklore.
New Year -- Missouri -- Sainte Genevieve -- Folklore.
Prairie du Rocher (Ill.) -- Social life and customs.
Sainte Genevieve (Mo.) -- Social life and customs.
New Year.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Folklore.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
French Americans -- Social life and customs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Folklore.
Other Form: Print version: Servaes, Anna. Franco-American identity, community, and La Guiannée 9781626745551 (DLC) 2014045131
ISBN 9781626745599 (electronic book)
1626745595 (electronic book)
9781626745551 (electronic book)
1626745552 (electronic book)
1628462108
9781628462104
9781628462104 (cloth ; alkaline paper)