The Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe
by Ashraf Esmail, Dana Thomas, David L. Brunsma, David Overfelt, Lee Clarke, Kathleen Tierney, Katharine M. Donato, Steven J. Picou, Carl L., John Barnshaw, Christine Bevc, George E. Capowich, Shyamal K. Das, Russell R. Dynes, Lisa A. Eargle, James R. Elliott, Kelly Frailing, Elizabeth Fussell, John J. Green, Timothy J. Haney, Dee Wood Harper, Emily Holcombe, Anna M. Kleiner, Marcus M. Kondkar, Nancy G. Kutner, Kris Macomber, DeMond Shondell Miller, JoLynn P. Montgomery, Keith Nicholls, Dave Overfelt, J Steven Picou, Jason David Rivera, Havidán Rodríguez, Sarah E. Rusche, Audrey Singer, Joseph Trainor, Nicole Trujillo-Pagán, Delmar Wright
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This new edition explores emerging themes, as well as ongoing issues that continue to besiege survivors. The book has been updated and revised throughout—from data about recovery efforts and environmental conditions, to discussions of major social issues in education, health care, the economy, and crime. The authors thoroughly review the important topic of recovery, both in New Orleans and in the wider area of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This new edition features a new chapter focused on the Katrina experience for people in the primary impact area, or "ground zero," five years after the storm. This chapter uncovers many challenges in overcoming the critical problems caused by the storm of the century.
From this important update of the acclaimed first edition, it is apparent that "the storm is not over," as Katrina continues to generate political, economic, community, and personal controversy.
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