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We're still here, ya bastards : how the people of New Orleans rebuilt their city
Title
We're still here, ya bastards : how the people of New Orleans rebuilt their city / Roberta Brandes Gratz.
ISBN
9781568587448
1568587449
Publication
New York : Nation Books, [2015]
Physical Description
xix, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary
"[Katrina] completely transformed one of the most beloved cities in America, leaving nearly 80 percent of New Orleans flooded and damaging 134,000 housing units, causing unprecedented destruction. The response to Katrina is a topic of unending debate and anger ... Watching coverage of the hurricane on television in 2005 ... Roberta Brandes Gratz knew that the best chance for the city's recovery came from the people who would return to New Orleans. She also knew that she wanted to see for herself how the city would respond. Two years later, after having made several trips to the area and written several articles, Gratz bought a house in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans and immersed herself in the life of the city"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
We're still here, you bastards : how the people of New Orleans rebuilt their city
How the people of New Orleans rebuilt their city
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 29, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-387) and index.
Contents
Preface
Introduction: The Live Oaks
Chapter 1: The Lower Ninth Ward
Chapter 2: The View from Above
Chapter 3: The Grassroots Take Charge
Chapter 4: What Katrina Couldn't Destroy
Chapter 5: The Bells Keep Ringing
Chapter 6: Building New, Restoring Old
Chapter 7: Inside and Outside the Levee
Chapter 8: Environmental Connections
Chapter 9: The Demise of Charity Hospital
Chapter 10: Crime, the Jail, and the Police
Chapter 11: The Education Challenge
Chapter 12: Public Housing and Disaster Capitalism
Chapter 13: Women at the Forefront
Conclusion: "We're Still Here Ya Bastards"
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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