Katherine E. Browne

Broschiertes Buch

Standing in the Need: Culture, Comfort, and Coming Home After Katrina

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

KATHERINE E. BROWNE is a professor of anthropology at Colorado State University. She has published two previous books and produced two documentary films, including Still Waiting: Life After Katrina, which also portrays the family in this book. It has been broadcast on PBS stations in the United States and Canada. Browne is the recipient of the American Anthropological Association’s 2018 Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology.

Produktdetails

• Katrina Bookshelf
• Verlag: Univ of Chicago Behalf of University of Texas
• Seitenzahl: 281
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781477307373
• ISBN-10: 1477307370
• Artikelnr.: 42470880