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Racing the storm : racial implications and lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina / edited by Hillary Potter.

Other author/creatorPotter, Hillary, 1969-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, ©2007.
Descriptionxiii, 314 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Contents Making sense of a hurricane : social identity and attribution explanations of race-related differences in Katrina disaster responses -- The color(s) of crisis : how race, rumor and collective memory shape the legacy of Katrina -- Reframing crime in a disaster : perception, reality, and criminalization of survival tactics among African Americans in the aftermath of Katrina -- Cultural differences in perceptions of the government and the legal system : Hurricane Katrina highlights what has been there all along -- From "Gateway to the Americas" to the "Chocolate City" : the racialization of Latinos in New Orleans -- Saxophones, trumpets, and hurricanes : the cultural restructuring of New Orleans -- Prayer and social welfare in the wake of Katrina : race and volunteerism in disaster response -- Stipulations : a typology of citizenship in the United States after Katrina -- Protect or neglect? Social structure, decision making, and the risk of living in African American places in New Orleans -- Blown away : U.S. militarism and Hurricane Katrina -- Spectacular privatizations : perceptions and lessons from privatization of warfare and the privatization of disaster -- Running faster next time : blacks and Homeland Security.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-304) and index.
LCCN 2007015412
ISBN9780739119730 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0739119737 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780739119747 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0739119745 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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