Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster

Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of DisasterThis work examines what Hurricane Katrina reveals about the fault lines of race and poverty in America and what lessons we must take from the flood. When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruction, disease and even death. The majority were black, and nearly all were poor. The Federal government's slow response to local appeals for help is now notorious. Yet despite the cries

a place of quiet beauty and fierce attachment

"Aesthetics and Culture"

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sketched from influences and drawn from experiences

Since its original landmark publication in 1980

ISBN-13 : 9781557286789

it draws from Ladu’s knowledge and insights of the Sudan

When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head

readers familiar with Ekwensi’s early works will relish the re-publication of these novels under the African Writers Library (AWL) series of Africa World Press

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780758215154

and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today

but people will never forget how you made them feel