ISBN: 9781477307373 - standing in the need: culture, comfort, and coming home after katrina (katrina bookshelf) (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Standing in the Need presents an intimate account of an African American family's ordeal after Hurricane Katrina. Before the storm struck, this family of one hundred fifty members lived in the bayou communities of St. Bernard Parish just outside New Orleans. Rooted there like the wild red iris of the coastal wetlands, the family had gathered for generations to cook and share homemade seafood meals, savor conversation, and refresh their interconnected lives. In this lively narrative, Katherine Browne weaves together voices and experiences from eight years of post-Katrina research. Her story documents the heartbreaking struggles to remake life after everyone in the family faced ruin. Cast against a recovery landscape managed by outsiders, the efforts of family members to help themselves could get no traction; outsiders undermined any sense of their control over the process. In the end, the insights of the story offer hope. Written for a broad audience and supported by an array of photographs and graphics, Standing in the Need offers readers an inside view of life at its most vulnerable.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 270 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 270.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 2015. First Edition. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. This eloquent, in-depth account of an extended African American family s grueling eight-year recovery from Katrina demonstrates how greater cultural understanding would enable disaster recovery organizations to better serve affected communities.&Uum.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Standing in the Need | Culture, Comfort, and Coming Home After Katrina | Katherine E. Browne | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2015 | University of Texas Press | EAN 9781477307373 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu.…