Bibliograph

We're Still Here Ya Bastards, How the People of New Orleans Rebuilt Their City, Roberta Brandes Gratz

Type

Label

We're Still Here Ya Bastards, How the People of New Orleans Rebuilt Their City, Roberta Brandes Gratz

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

We're Still Here Ya Bastards

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

908671152

Responsibility statement

Roberta Brandes Gratz

Sub title

How the People of New Orleans Rebuilt Their City

Summary

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is one of the darkest chapters is American history. A toxic combination of government neglect and socioeconomic inequality turned a crisis into a tragedy. The storm completely transformed one of the most beloved cities in America, leaving nearly 80 percent of New Orleans flooded and damaging 134,000 housing units, causing unprecedented destruction. The response to Katrina is a topic of unending debate and anger. But out of the rubble, there is hope. Watching coverage of the hurricane on television in 2005, noted urbanist and veteran journalist Roberta Brandes

Table Of Contents

Preface; Introduction The Live Oaks; Chapter 1 The Lower Ninth Ward; Chapter 2 The View from Above; Chapter 3 The Grassroots Take Charge; Chapter 4 What Katrina Couldn't Destroy; Chapter 5 The Bells Keep Ringing; Chapter 6 Building New, Restoring Old; Chapter 7 Inside and Outside the Levee; Chapter 8 Environmental Connections; Chapter 9 The Demise of Charity Hospital; Chapter 10 Crime, the Jail, and the Police; Chapter 11 The Education Challenge; Chapter 12 Public Housing and Disaster Capitalism; Chapter 13 Women at the Forefront; Conclusion "We're Still Here Ya Bastards."

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor