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Seeking Higher Ground: The Hurricane Katrina Crisis, Race, and Public Policy Reader (Critical Black Studies) by Manning Marable, Kristen Clarke, Kristen Clarke-Avery is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
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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-La
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Manning Marable, Kristen Clarke, Kristen Clarke-Avery
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781403977793
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Law, Political Science, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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