Books+ Search Results
The sociology of Katrina : perspectives on a modern catastrophe
Title
The sociology of Katrina : perspectives on a modern catastrophe / edited by David L. Brunsma, David Overfelt, and J. Steven Picou.
ISBN
9780742559295 (cloth : alk. paper)
0742559297 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780742559301 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0742559300 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2007.
Physical Description
xx, 282 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 05, 2007
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-268) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Katrina as paradigm shift : reflections on disaster research in the twenty-first century / J. Steven Picou and Brent K. Marshall
Finding and framing Katrina : the social construction of disaster / Russell R. Dynes and Havidán Rodríguez
Disaster as war : militarism and the social construction of disaster in New Orleans / Kathleen Tierney and Christine Bevc
Crime and hurricanes in New Orleans / Kelly Frailing and Dee Wood Harper
Families and hurricane response : evacuation, separation, and the emotional toll of Hurricane Katrina / Timothy J. Haney, James R. Elliott, and Elizabeth Fussell
Race, class, and capital amidst the Hurricane Katrina diaspora / John Barnshaw and Joseph Trainor
Understanding community-based disaster response : Houston's religious congregations and Hurricane Katrina relief efforts / Emily Holcombe
After the levees broke : reactions of college students to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / Kris Macomber, Sarah E. Rusche, and Delmar Wright
Landscapes of disaster and place orientation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / DeMond Shondell Miller and Jason David Rivera
A community study of disaster impacts and redevelopment issues facing East Biloxi, Mississippi / Anna M. Kleiner, John J. Green, and Albert B. Nylander III
Rebuilding New Orleans neighborhoods after Hurricane Katrina : toward a theory of social structure and cultural creativity / George E. Capowich and Marcus M. Kondka
Hurricane Katrina and its impact on education / Ashraf M. Esmail, Lisa A. Eargle, and Shyamal K. Das
Health needs, health care, and Katrina / Nancy G. Kutner
Reconstructing New Orleans after Katrina : the emergence of an immigrant labor market / Katharine M. Donato ... [et al.]
Postscript: Considering Katrina / Lee Clarke.
Subjects
Also listed under
Bookmark As
Citation
