Community Lost: The State, Civil Society, and Displaced Survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Author:   Ronald J. Angel (University of Texas, Austin) ,  Holly Bell (University of Texas, Austin) ,  Julie Beausoleil (University of Texas, Austin) ,  Laura Lein
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9780521176163


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   20 February 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Community Lost: The State, Civil Society, and Displaced Survivors of Hurricane Katrina


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Author:   Ronald J. Angel (University of Texas, Austin) ,  Holly Bell (University of Texas, Austin) ,  Julie Beausoleil (University of Texas, Austin) ,  Laura Lein
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780521176163


ISBN 10:   0521176166
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   20 February 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. After the storm: the state, civil society, and the response to Katrina; 2. An emerging methodology for a crisis situation; 3. Life before the storm: the old community; 4. Evacuation and arrival in Austin; 5. The limited transportability of social capital; 6. NGOs and the grassroots response; 7. The state and basic welfare: housing, employment, and identification; 8. Health care and the limitations of society; 9. The new social contract: the state, civil society, and social capital.

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Ronald J. Angel is Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas, Austin. Holly Bell is Research Scientist at the Center for Social Work Research in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas, Austin. Julie Beausoleil is an Affiliate Research Associate with the Center for Social Work Research in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas Austin. Laura Lein is Dean and Katherine Reebel Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan.

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