Racing the Storm : Racial Implications and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina (9780739119747)

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit land and gravely affected the lives of many people in the states along the Gulf Coast. Katrina went beyond demonstrating the devastating natural effects of a hurricane by exposing the continuing significance of race relations and racial stereotyping in U.S. society.Racing the Storm serves to highlight the race-based perceptions of and responses to Katrina survivors by governmental entities, volunteers, the media, and the general public. Scholars from a variety of disciplines take on the task of analyzing the social phenomena and racial implications surrounding Hurricane Katrina.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 320 pages
• Dimensions 154 x 229 x 24mm | 485g
• Publication date 30 Aug 2007
• Publisher Lexington Books
• Publication City/Country Lanham, MD, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0739119745
• ISBN13 9780739119747

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