Through the eye of Katrina
Subtitle: social justice in the United States
By: [edited by] Kristin A. Bates, Richelle S. Swan.
Contributors: Bates, Kristin Ann.; Swan, Richelle S.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9781594607356
Subjects: Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects; Social justice -- United States; Disaster relief -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Marginality, Social -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Poor -- Government policy -- United States; New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations; United States -- Race relations
Description: This volume presents collection of articles representing the causes of, consequences of, and responses to social injustice as illustrated through Hurricane Katrina. Occurring in 2005, Katrina was easily one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the history of the United States. The editors have gathered writings that examine the structural inequality and cultural divisions in the United States that make a just response to disaster difficult, they offer analysis of the continuing struggle for social justice in the face of an event of the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina, and also look at public policy and activist responses that are potential avenues to a more just society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.