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The Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe

Last updated: 05/12/2009

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The Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe

"This book brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to catalogue the modern catastrophe that is Katrina. Included are discussions of sociological perspectives of disaster literature, alternative views and analyses of early post-storm data collection efforts, and emerging social questions that have surfaced in the aftermath of Katrina. All royalties from the sale of this book go to the Disaster Relief Fund of the Southern Sociological Society."?November 2007, Natural Hazards Observer
Authors: David L. Brunsma, David Overfelt, and J. Steven Picou
Number of Pages: 282
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date: 2007
ISBN 978-0-7425-5929-5