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Seeking Higher Ground
. Ed(S): Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen
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Description for Seeking Higher Ground
Hardback. Editor(s): Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 581.
Hurricane Katrina of August-September 2005, one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, dramatically illustrated the continuing racial and class inequalities of America. In this powerful reader, Seeking Higher Ground, prominent scholars and writers examine the racial impact of the disaster and the failure of governmental, corporate and private agencies to respond to the plight of the New Orleans black community. Contributing authors include Julianne Malveaux, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Ronald Walters, Chester Hartman, Gregory D. Squires, Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Alan Stein, and Gene Preuss. This reader is the second volume of the Souls Critical Black Studies Series, edited by ... Read more
Hurricane Katrina of August-September 2005, one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, dramatically illustrated the continuing racial and class inequalities of America. In this powerful reader, Seeking Higher Ground, prominent scholars and writers examine the racial impact of the disaster and the failure of governmental, corporate and private agencies to respond to the plight of the New Orleans black community. Contributing authors include Julianne Malveaux, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Ronald Walters, Chester Hartman, Gregory D. Squires, Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Alan Stein, and Gene Preuss. This reader is the second volume of the Souls Critical Black Studies Series, edited by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Critical Black Studies
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403983961
SKU
V9781403983961
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About . Ed(S): Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen
Manning Marable is Professor of Historyand Political Science and Director, Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University. Kristen Clarke works with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educations Fund, Inc., handling voting rights matters and legal problems resulting from the Hurricane Katrina Crisis.
Reviews for Seeking Higher Ground
"Seeking Higher Ground thoroughly examines every angle of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and offers smart, damning critiques of how individual and societal prejudice turned a natural disaster into a man-made catastrophe. After more than two years, this book reminds us of all the work still left to be done." - Donna Brazile, "This marvelous book is the ... Read more