Markets of sorrow, labors of faith : New Orleans in the wake of Katrina / Vincanne Adams.

By:

Adams, Vincanne, 1959-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Durham and London : Duke University Press, 2013.ISBN:

9780822354499 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

976.335064

Contents:

It's not about Katrina -- The making of a disaster -- If this could happen to us, it could happen to anyone -- Navigating the road home -- Getting to the breaking points -- Faith in a volunteer recovery -- Charity, philanthrocapitalism and the affect economy -- Katrina as the future.

Summary: This book is an ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina, New Orleans.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	976.335064 ADA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900116064

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is an ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina, New Orleans.

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