| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 142 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
The Katrina bookshelf |
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Katrina bookshelf.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"More than fifteen years later, Hurricane Katrina maintains a strong grip on the American imagination. The reason is not simply that Katrina was an event of enormous scale, although it certainly was by any measure one of the most damaging storms in American history. But, quite apart from its lethality and destructiveness, Katrina retains a place in living memory because it is one of the most telling disasters in our recent national experience, revealing important truths about our society and ourselves. The final volume in the award-winning Katrina Bookshelf series, The Continuing Storm, reflects upon what we have learned about Katrina and about America. Kai Erikson and Lori Peek expand our view of the disaster by assessing its ongoing impact on individual lives and across the wide-ranging geographies where displaced New Orleanians landed after the storm. Such an expanded view, the authors argue, is critical for understanding the human costs of catastrophe across time and space. Concluding with a broader examination of disasters in the years since Katrina--including COVID-19--The Continuing Storm is a sobering meditation on the duration of a catastrophe that continues to exact steep costs in human suffering"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
A hurricane known as Katrina. Along the shores of the Gulf -- On the streets of New Orleans -- Locating Katrina. In time -- In space -- Katrina as human experience. Before: seeking out the most vulnerable -- During: being battered by the storm -- After: the pains of displacement. |
| Subject |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects.
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Natural disasters -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Disasters -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Disaster victims -- United States.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01354981
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Disaster victims. (OCoLC)fst00894774
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Disasters -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00894804
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Natural disasters -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01034021
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Hurricane Katrina (2005) (OCoLC)fst01755264 |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Added Author |
Peek, Lori A., author.
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| ISBN |
9781477324332 hardcover |
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147732433X hardcover |
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9781477324349 paperback |
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1477324348 paperback |
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9781477324356 electronic book |
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9781477324363 electronic book |
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