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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785874503321

Titolo

The sociology of Katrina [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on a modern catastrophe / / edited by David L. Brunsma, David Overfelt, and J. Steven Picou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010

ISBN

9786613913456

1-283-60100-1

1-4422-0628-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (390 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrunsmaDavid L

OverfeltDavid

PicouJ. Steven

Disciplina

303.48/5

Soggetti

Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Social aspects

Disasters - Social aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans

Hurricanes - Social aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans

Disaster relief - Louisiana - New Orleans

New Orleans (La.) Social conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-339) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Framing Katrina : context and construction -- pt. II. Experiencing evacuation -- pt. III. Ongoing disaster : reaction and recovery -- pt. IV. Postdisaster institutional change.

Sommario/riassunto

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina again brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to catalogue and deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina. The new edition has been updated and revised throughout, including data about recovery efforts and conditions, and discussions of social issues like education, health care, crime, and the economy. This edition features a new chapter focused on the Katrina experience for people in the primary impact area, or ""gr