Surviving Katrina : the Experiences of Low-Income African American Women /

Jessica Pardee documents and examines the experiences of low-income African American women during Hurricane Katrina to uncover the ways that race, class, and gender shape the experiences of disasters. Drawing on intimate interviews to explore the complex challenges that these women faced in the cour...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pardee, Jessica Warner (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colorado : FirstForumPress, Inc., 2014.
Temas:
2005
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Social aspects.
Women disaster victims > Louisiana > New Orleans.
African American women > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Poor women > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Ouragan Katrina, 2005 > Aspect social.
Femmes victimes de catastrophes > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Noires américaines > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Femmes pauvres > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
African American women
Poor women
Social aspects
Women disaster victims
Louisiana > New Orleans
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Jessica Pardee documents and examines the experiences of low-income African American women during Hurricane Katrina to uncover the ways that race, class, and gender shape the experiences of disasters. Drawing on intimate interviews to explore the complex challenges that these women faced in the course of the hurricane and its aftermath, Pardee reveals how, with so few material resources, they survived the storm and began the process of rebuilding their lives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781626372481
1626372489
1626370443
9781626370449

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