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UNINA9910815243803321 |
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Picou J. Steven |
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Caught in the path of Katrina : a survey of the hurricane's human effects / / J. Steven Picou and Keith Nicholls ; foreword by Lee Clarke |
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Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , [2019] |
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©2019 |
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1 online resource (130 pages) |
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Social aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiencing Katrina -- 3. The Long Road Home -- 4. Emerging Obstacles to Rebuilding -- 5. Physical Health Effects -- 6. Mental Health Effects -- 7. Summing Up and Lessons Learned -- Appendix 1. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale -- Appendix 2. Survey Methodology -- NOTES -- INDEX |
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In 2008, three years after Hurricane Katrina cut a deadly path along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, researchers J. Steven Picou and Keith Nicholls conducted a survey of the survivors in Louisiana and Mississippi, receiving more than twenty-five hundred responses, and followed up two years later with their than five hundred of the initial respondents. Showcasing these landmark findings, Caught in the Path of Katrina: A Survey of the Hurricane's Human Effects yields a more complete understanding of the traumas endured as a result of the Storm of the Century. The authors report on evacuation behaviors, separations from family, damage to homes, and physical and psychological conditions among residents of seven of the parishes and counties that bore the brunt of Katrina. The findings underscore the frequently disproportionate suffering of African Americans and the agonizingly slow pace of recovery. Highlighting the lessons learned, the book offers suggestions for improved governmental emergency management techniques to increase preparedness, better mitigate storm damage, and reduce the level of trauma in future disasters. |
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Multiple major hurricanes have unleashed their destruction in the years since Katrina, making this a crucial study whose importance only continues to grow. |
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UNINA9910337704503321 |
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Autore |
Block David |
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Post-Truth and Political Discourse / / by David Block |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (135 pages) |
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Linguistics - Methodology |
Communication in politics |
Sociolinguistics |
Political sociology |
Knowledge, Sociology of |
Ethnology |
Culture |
Research Methods in Language and Linguistics |
Political Communication |
Political Sociology |
Sociology of Knowledge and Discourse |
Regional Cultural Studies |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Post-truth Ruminations -- Chapter 3: Political Discourses, Corrupt Discourses -- Chapter 4: Conclusion. |
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In this book David Block draws on analytical techniques from Critical |
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Discourse Studies to critically investigate truth, truths, the propagation of ignorance and post-truth. Focusing on corrupt discourses and agnotology, he explores the role of anti-intellectualism, emotion and social media in the cultural creation, legitimisation and dissemination of ignorance. While encompassing analysis of discourses on Donald Trump, Brexit, climate change and the Alt-Right, Block furthers our understanding of this global phenomena by providing a revealing analysis of political communications relating to corruption scandals involving the Spanish conservative party. Through an innovative theoretical framework that combines critical discourse and discourse historical approaches with nuanced political analysis, he uncovers the rhetorical means by which esoteric truths and misleading narratives about corruption are created and demonstrates how they become, in their turn, corrupt discourses. This original work offers fresh insights for scholars of Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Politics, Cultural and Communication Studies, and will also appeal to general readers with an interest in political communication and Spanish politics. David Block is ICREA Research Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Lleida, Spain. He has published on a variety of language-related topics, which he examines drawing on scholarship in Marxist political economy and sociology. His books include Social Class in Applied Linguistics (2014) and Political Economy and Sociolinguistics (2018). |
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