Remaking New Orleans Beyond Exceptionalism and Authenticity

"Offering valuable insights into the history of the city and the oft-repeated musings of what makes New Orleans special or unique, Remaking New Orleans parses tourism, urban redevelopment, and the attendant myths, misconceptions, and impacts." - Andru Okun (Antigravity) "In a crowded field of New Orleans-centered, post-Katrina scholarship, Remaking New Orleans-albeit ironically-is a true standout. ... It would make a fitting text for an upper-year undergraduate seminar or graduate-level course on, for example, cities and neoliberalism." - Gregg Lightfoot (Journal of Southern History)

"Adams and Sakakeeny's Remaking New Orleans represents a remarkable collection of stories.... Topically, the volume enriches our historical geography of the city."

- Eric Nost (Southeastern Geographer) "The editors Thomas Jessen Adams an Matt Sakakeeny and their contributors offer a welcome, convincing, and overdue rebuke of representations of New Orleans as a city lying outside broader contexts.... Remaking New Orleans succeeds in rendering an indictment against seeing this city as exceptional rather than exemplary." - J. Mark Souther (Journal of American History) "The authors present provocative questions.... This collection will be useful to scholars of urban history, cultural studies, and all those who are fascinated by New Orleans." - Ella Howard (Journal of American Culture)