Book
The people called Cajuns: an introduction to an ethnohistory
Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana • Lafayette, La. • Published In 1983 • Pages:
By: Dormon, James H..
Abstract
Based on the data obtained from Dormon's personal experiences with the Cajuns and interviews and secondary source materials, this study attempts to isolate the processes that have engendered Cajun group identity. Dormon does this through a critical analysis of the significant historical-cultural forces that have shaped Cajun ethnicity. This book is divided into two parts. Part one deals with the first settlements of Acadians (as they were then known) in Nova Scotia around 1604 up to their explusion by the British in 1755 and their eventual resettlement in Louisiana from about 1765 to the end of the American Civil War in 1865. Part two deals with the maintenance, reshaping, and revival of Cajun ethnicity from the end of the Civil War period to 1982.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle, 1993
- Field Date
- ca. 1955-1980 (p. ix)
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Louisiana, United States
- Notes
- James H. Dormon
- Includes index.|Bibliography: p. 91-93
- LCCN
- 83071493
- LCSH
- Cajuns