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248 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
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Language: English
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Readers who are passionate about social justice, community resilience, and the complexities of disaster recovery will be deeply moved and informed by Vincanne Adams' powerful exploration of the human cost of disaster capitalism and the inspiring stories of faith-based and nonprofit efforts to rebuild New Orleans in the wake of Katrina.
Description
Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith is an ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans. It is also a sobering exploration of the privatization of vital social services under market-driven governance. In the wake of Hurrica...
Community Reviews
Moods
challenging: 75%
informative: 75%
emotional: 50%
reflective: 50%
sad: 50%
inspiring: 25%
tense: 25%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, GriefMinor
Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
248 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Readers who are passionate about social justice, community resilience, and the complexities of disaster recovery will be deeply moved and informed by Vincanne Adams' powerful exploration of the human cost of disaster capitalism and the inspiring stories of faith-based and nonprofit efforts to rebuild New Orleans in the wake of Katrina.
Description
Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith is an ethnographic account of long-term recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans. It is also a sobering exploration of the privatization of vital social services under market-driven governance. In the wake of Hurrica...
Community Reviews
Moods
challenging: 75%
informative: 75%
emotional: 50%
reflective: 50%
sad: 50%
inspiring: 25%
tense: 25%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, GriefMinor
Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide