Is This America?: Katrina as Cultural Trauma

by Ron Eyerman

From police on the street, to the mayor of New Orleans and FEMA administrators, government officials monumentally failed to protect the most vulnerable residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast during the Katrina disaster. This violation of the social contract undermined the foundational narratives and myths of the American nation and spawned a profound, often contentious public debate over the meaning of Katrina's devastation. A wide range of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477305475
• ISBN13: 9781477305478
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"