{"product_id":"hurricane-katrina-jeremy-i-levitt-9780803217607","title":"Hurricane Katrina: America's Unnatural Disaster","description":"On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm devastated the region and its citizens. But its devastation did not reach across racial and class lines equally. In an original combination of research and advocacy, \u003ci\u003eHurricane Katrina: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Unnatural\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDisaster\u003c\/i\u003e questions the efficacy of the national and global responses to Katrina's central victims, African Americans.\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of polemical essays explores the extent to which African Americans and others were, and are, disproportionately affected by the natural and manmade forces that caused Hurricane Katrina. Such an engaged study of this tragic event forces us to acknowledge that the ways in which we view our history and life have serious ramifications on modern human relations, public policy, and quality of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy I. Levitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803217609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803217607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2009 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009","brand":"Jeremy I. Levitt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059748172031,"sku":"9780803217607","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c96f528a-f1bd-47f0-8652-1850712ef9a9.jpg?v=1685060097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hurricane-katrina-jeremy-i-levitt-9780803217607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}