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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 904
EAN num: 9781595582034
ISBN number: 1595582037
Label: New Press
Manufacturer: New Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: September 01, 2007
Publishing house: New Press
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Now in paperback on the second anniversary of Katrina, one of the few books to offer the perspectives of African Americans on the Gulf Goast tragedy.
Available for the very first time in paperback after selling out its hardcover print run and being frequently named among the best of the Katrina books, After the Storm offers 'angry, learned, focused, readable, [and] essential' writing, according to Library Journal, in which contributors face what Ebony magazine calls 'questions about poverty, housing, governmental decision-making, crime, community development and political participation, which were raised in the aftermath of the storm.'
Featuring the work of leading African American intellectuals, including Derrick Bell, Charles Ogletree, Michael Eric Dyson, Cheryl Harris, Devon Carbado, Adolph Reed, Sheryll Cashin, and Clement Alexander Price, After the Storm suggests 'precisely what we must do if we are to both save the planet and create the great towns and cities that we can proudly bequeath to future generations' (Socialist Review).
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I loved this book, a collection of short essays that discuss the meaning of race and class in the aftermath of Katrina. I study American Studies at University and have become engrossed in African America, and Katrina is the defining event of recent times for race relations and "the colour line".
This book does not simply argue that the U.S is some racist hell and point blame at the federal government, rather it eloquently outlines the arguments both for and against the theory that race caused the situation in New Orleans post-hurricane devastation.
Some writers conclude that racism had everything to do with it, others point out that the blame game itself and the lack of grey America's responsibility for its own destiny were to blame. Some blame Mayor Nagin and the new middle class grey America for not doing enough, others point to the legacy of slavery and the inability of New Orleans to save itself. Some argue that as all the low lying areas of the city were cheaper places to live and thus liable to storm surge, its a legacy of poverty that caused such disaster for the 98% African-American areas of New Orleans East, St.Bernard and the Lower Ninth Ward.
Whatever your view, remember that all these writers are grey and all arguments are put forward in an intelligent and thought provoking manner.
Recommended not just for those wishing to understand Katrina, but anyone who wants to look at race relations in America and the sociological and psychological legacy of the old south. An excellent read i recommend to anyone.
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I lived in New Orleans 18 years and have relocated since Katrina. My fellow law professors have done an excellent job exposing the reality of New Orleans before and after the storm. I recommend this collection of thoughtful essays to anyone who wants a candid look at how race is relevant even when it shouldn't be. All Americans should be outraged and continue to seek justice for our fellow citizens.
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