An edition of Come Hell or High Water (2006)

Come Hell or high water

Hurricane Katrina and the color of disaster

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An edition of Come Hell or High Water (2006)

Come Hell or high water

Hurricane Katrina and the color of disaster

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From jacket: 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 to local appeals for help 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. Displaying the intellectual rigor, political passion, and personal empathy that have won him acclaim and fans all across the color line, Michael Eric Dyson offers a searing assessment of the meaning of Hurricane Katrina. Combining interviews with survivors of the disaster with his deep knowledge of black migrations and government policy over decades, Dyson provides the historical context that has been sorely missing from public conversation. He explores the legacy of black suffering in America since slavery and ties its psychic scars to today's crisis. And, finally, his critique of the way black people are framed in the national consciousness will shock and surprise even the most politically savvy reader. With this clarion call Dyson warns us that we can only find redemption as a society if we acknowledge that Katrina was more than an engineering or emergency response failure. From the TV newsroom to the Capitol Building to the backyard, we must change the way we relate to the black and the poor among us. What's at stake is no less than the future of democracy.

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Basic Civitas
Language
English
Pages
258

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Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
July 30, 2007, Basic Civitas Books, Basic Civitas
in English
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Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
March 8, 2007, Legacy Audio Books
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Cover of: Come Hell or high water
Cover of: Come Hell or High Water
Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
February 28, 2006, Basic Books
in English

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Table of Contents

Preface : 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-244) and index.

Classifications

Library of Congress
E185.615 .D945 2006, HV636 2005.G87 D97 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 258 p. ;
Number of pages
258

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15619987M
Internet Archive
comehellorhighwa00dyso
ISBN 10
0465017614
ISBN 13
9780465017614
LCCN
2007310210
OCLC/WorldCat
63188855
Library Thing
662107
Goodreads
586517

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