Narrating the Storm : Sociological Stories of Hurricane Katrina.

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For those interested in learning more about the personal impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, Narrating the Storm serves as an essential read. This important and timeless volume is a compilation of sixteen narratives that address the experiences of Gulf Coast residents, faculty, and gradua...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hidalgo, Danielle Antoinette
Other Authors: Barber, Kristen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007.
Subjects:
2005
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Social aspects.
Hurricanes > Social aspects > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Disaster victims > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Ouragan Katrina, 2005 > Aspect social.
Ouragans > Aspect social > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Victimes de catastrophes > Louisiane > La Nouvelle-Orléans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Disaster victims
Hurricanes > Social aspects
Social aspects
Louisiana > New Orleans
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF IMAGES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; FILLER UP PLEASE; HOW I SPENT MY HURRICANE VACATION; CATACLYSM IN NEW ORLEANS; VOLUNTEERING ON GALVESTON ISLAND; SUBVERTING SOCIAL VULNERABILITIES AND INEQUALITY IN DISASTER SURVIVAL; PART II; THE EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF A STRANGER; ON MANAGING SPOILED IDENTITY; VOLUNTEER VOICES; PART III; DISASTER AND THE IRRATIONALITY OF "RATIONAL" BUREAUCRACY; MY AUNT PO; USING SIMMEL TO SURVIVE; THE FIRST MAJOR U.S. URBAN EVACUATION; PART IV; TRAUMA WRITTEN IN FLESH; A BRICOLAGE OF LOSS; HURRICANE KATRINA.
  • ISN'T NEW ORLEANS BACK TO NORMAL? A DRAMATURGICAL ANALYSIS OF POST-KATRINA NEW ORLEANSCONTRIBUTORS; INDEX.

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