M. (Hrsg.) Marable

Seeking Higher Ground: The Hurricane Katrina Crisis, Race, and Public Policy Reader

Buch

Hurricane Katrina of August-September 2005, one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, dramatically illustrated the continuing racial and class inequalities of America. In this powerful reader, Seeking Higher Ground, prominent scholars and writers examine the racial impact of the disaster and the failure of governmental, corporate and private agencies to respond to the plight of the New Orleans black community. Contributing authors include Julianne Malveaux, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Ronald Walters, Chester Hartman, Gregory D. Squires, Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Alan Stein, and Gene Preuss. This reader is the second volume o… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Clarke, Kristen (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-4039-8396-1
EAN: 9781403983961
Produktnummer: 4557339
Verlag: Springer Nature
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.2 cm 581 g
Auflage: 2008
Gewicht: 581

Über den Autor

Manning Marable is Professor of Historyand Political Science and Director, Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University. Kristen Clarke works with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educations Fund, Inc., handling voting rights matters and legal problems resulting from the Hurricane Katrina Crisis.