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Seeking Higher Ground - (Critical Black Studies) by M Marable (Hardcover)
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- Hurricane Katrina of August-September 2005, one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, dramatically illustrated the continuing racial and class inequalities of America.
- About the Author: Manning Marable is Professor of Historyand Political Science and Director, Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University.
- 320 Pages
- History, United States
- Series Name: Critical Black Studies
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Hurricane Katrina of August-September 2005, one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, dramatically illustrated the continuing racial and class inequalities of America. In this powerful reader, Seeking Higher Ground, prominent scholars and writers examine the racial impact of the disaster and the failure of governmental, corporate and private agencies to respond to the plight of the New Orleans black community. Contributing authors include Julianne Malveaux, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Ronald Walters, Chester Hartman, Gregory D. Squires, Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Alan Stein, and Gene Preuss. This reader is the second volume of the Souls Critical Black Studies Series, edited by Manning Marable, and produced by the institute for Research in African-American Studies of Columbia University.Review Quotes
"Seeking Higher Ground thoroughly examines every angle of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and offers smart, damning critiques of how individual and societal prejudice turned a natural disaster into a man-made catastrophe. After more than two years, this book reminds us of all the work still left to be done." - Donna Brazile,
"This marvelous book is the most comprehensive and insightful examination of the most catastrophic event in recent American history." - Cornel West, Class of 1943 University Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University
About the Author
Manning Marable is Professor of Historyand Political Science and Director, Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University. Kristen Clarke works with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educations Fund, Inc., handling voting rights matters and legal problems resulting from the Hurricane Katrina Crisis.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.28 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Series Title: Critical Black Studies
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Theme: State & Local, General
Format: Hardcover
Author: M Marable
Language: English
Street Date: December 15, 2007
TCIN: 1006601695
UPC: 9781403983961
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-9558
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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