|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters
|
Buy Now
Displaced - Life in the Katrina Diaspora (Paperback, New)
Loot Price: R731
Discovery Miles 7 310
|
|
|
Displaced - Life in the Katrina Diaspora (Paperback, New)
Series: The Katrina Bookshelf
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Hurricane Katrina forced the largest and most abrupt displacement
in U.S. history. About 1.5 million people evacuated from the Gulf
Coast preceding Katrina's landfall. New Orleans, a city of 500,000,
was nearly emptied of life after the hurricane and flooding.
Katrina survivors eventually scattered across all fifty states, and
tens of thousands still remain displaced. Some are desperate to
return to the Gulf Coast but cannot find the means. Others have
chosen to make their homes elsewhere. Still others found a way to
return home but were unable to stay due to the limited availability
of social services, educational opportunities, health care options,
and affordable housing. The contributors to Displaced have been
following the lives of Katrina evacuees since 2005. In this
illuminating book, they offer the first comprehensive analysis of
the experiences of the displaced. Drawing on research in thirteen
communities in seven states across the country, the contributors
describe the struggles that evacuees have faced in securing
life-sustaining resources and rebuilding their lives. They also
recount the impact that the displaced have had on communities that
initially welcomed them and then later experienced "Katrina
fatigue" as the ongoing needs of evacuees strained local resources.
Displaced reveals that Katrina took a particularly heavy toll on
households headed by low-income African American women who lost the
support provided by local networks of family and friends. It also
shows the resilience and resourcefulness of Katrina evacuees who
have built new networks and partnered with community organizations
and religious institutions to create new lives in the diaspora.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
