Come hell or high water : Hurricane Katrina and the color of disaster /

"When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruction, disease, and even death. The majority of these people were black; nearly all were poor. The Federal government's slow response to local appeals...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dyson, Michael Eric
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Civitas, 2007.
Temas:
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946- > Relations with African Americans.
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946-
2000-2099
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 21st century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 21st century.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Political aspects.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Social aspects.
Floods > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Emergency management > Political aspects > Gulf States.
Disaster relief > Gulf States.
African Americans > Louisiana > New Orleans > Social conditions.
Poor > Civil rights > United States > History > 21st century.
Poor > United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
Racism > Political aspects > United States.
Classism > Political aspects > United States.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
Ouragan Katrina, 2005 > Aspect politique.
Ouragan Katrina, 2005 > Aspect social.
Inondations > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > États du Golfe (États-Unis)
Noirs américains > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans > Conditions sociales.
Pauvres > Droits > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Racisme > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Classisme > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Social conditions
Disaster relief
Floods
Poor > Civil rights
Poor > Social conditions
Race relations > Political aspects
Racism > Political aspects
Relations with African Americans
Social aspects
United States > Race relations > Political aspects.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect politique.
Louisiana > New Orleans
United States
United States > Gulf States
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface: Pompeii and 8/29 ix
  • Unnatural Disasters: Race and Poverty 1
  • Does George W. Bush Care About Black People? 16
  • The Politics of Disaster 34
  • Hurricane and Hesitation 54
  • Levees and Lies 76
  • Follow the Leader? 88
  • Guns and Butter (or FEMA-nizing Disaster) 108
  • Capitalizing on Disaster 128
  • Frames of Reference: Class, Caste, Culture, and Cameras 140
  • Supernatural Disasters? Theodicy and Prophetic Faith 178
  • Epilogue: Transforming the Jericho Road 203
  • Afterword: Great Migrations? 213
  • Notes 223
  • Acknowledgments 257
  • Index 259.

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