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001 2007310210
003 DLC
005 20080506094554.0
008 070223s2006 nyu b 001 0 eng d
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050 00 $aE185.615$b.D945 2006
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100 1 $aDyson, Michael Eric.
245 10 $aCome hell or high water :$bHurricane Katrina and the color of disaster /$cMichael Eric Dyson.
260 $aNew York :$bBasic Civitas,$cc2006.
300 $axii, 258 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-244) and index.
520 $aDoes George W. Bush care about black people? Does the rest of America? When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruction, disease, and even death. The majority of these people were black; nearly all were poor. The federal government's slow response is by now notorious. Yet despite the cries of outrage that have mounted since the levees broke, we have failed to confront the disaster's true lesson: to be poor, or black, in today's ownership society, is to be left behind. Combining interviews with survivors with his deep knowledge of black migrations and government policy over decades, Dyson provides the historical context that has been missing from public conversation. He explores the legacy of black suffering in America since slavery, including the ways that black people are framed in the national consciousness even today.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aPreface: Pompeii and 8/29 -- Unnatural disasters: race and poverty -- Does George W. Bush care about black people? -- The politics of disaster -- Hurricane and hesitation -- Levees and lies -- Follow the leader? -- Guns and butter (or FEMA-nizing disaster) -- Capitalizing on disaster -- Frames of reference: class, caste, culture, and cameras -- Supernatural disasters?: theodicy and prophetic faith -- Afterword: transforming the Jericho road.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xSocial conditions$y21st century.
650 0 $aHurricane Katrina, 2005$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aHurricane Katrina, 2005$xSocial aspects.
651 0 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xPolitical aspects.
600 10 $aBush, George W.$q(George Walker),$d1946-$xRelations with African Americans.
650 0 $aPoor$xCivil rights$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aPoor$zUnited States$xSocial conditions$y21st century.
650 0 $aRacism$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aClassism$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2007310210-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2007310210-d.html