Why New Orleans Matters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780061131509)

In the aftermath of Katrina and the disaster that followed, promises were made, forgotten, and renewed. Now what will become of New Orleans in the years ahead? What do this proud, battered city and its people mean to America and the world?

Award-winning author and longtime New Orleans resident Tom Piazza illuminates the storied culture and uncertain future of this great and neglected American metropolis by evoking the sensuous rapture of the city that gave us jazz music and Creole cooking; examining its deep undercurrents of corruption, racism, and injustice; and explaining how its people endure and transcend those conditions. And, perhaps most important, he asks us all to consider the spirit of this place and all the things it has shared with the world: its grace and beauty, resilience and soul.

Author: Tom Piazza
ISBN-10: 0061131504
ISBN-13: 9780061131509
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.20h x 4.80w x 0.70d