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Book Review: Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

Book Review: Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future Book Reviews Another Case of Illness in the American Body Politic: A Review Essay THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NATURAL DISASTER:RACE,CLASS, AND HURRICANE KAT- RINA, by Chester Hartman and Gregory D. Squires (eds.). New York: Routledge, 2006. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-415-95486-X (cloth), 0-41595487-8 (paperback). REBUILDING URBAN PLACES AFTER DISASTER:LESSONS FROM HURRICANE KATRINA, by Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter (eds.). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. ISBN: 0-8122-1980-5 (paperback). Reviewed by Norman Fainstein Connecticut College When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August of 2005, it not only devastated the New Orleans region with wind and flood of biblical proportions but also provided scholars with a penetrating biopsy that reached deep into the social fabric of a storied American city and, indeed, of the nation itself. Like a thorough medical examination following a crisis in health, the studies of Katrina and New Orleans reveal that the crisis resulted from the interaction of forces external to a patient with preexisting conditions and weaknesses, some long-standing and many the outcome of past choices and lifestyles. In the case of New Orleans (both of these books are mainly about the metro area and not the affected region extending http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png City and Community SAGE

Book Review: Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

City and Community , Volume 6 (4): 1 – Nov 30, 2020

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SAGE
Copyright
© 2007 American Sociological Association
ISSN
1535-6841
eISSN
1540-6040
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-6040.2007.00234.x
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Book Reviews Another Case of Illness in the American Body Politic: A Review Essay THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NATURAL DISASTER:RACE,CLASS, AND HURRICANE KAT- RINA, by Chester Hartman and Gregory D. Squires (eds.). New York: Routledge, 2006. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-415-95486-X (cloth), 0-41595487-8 (paperback). REBUILDING URBAN PLACES AFTER DISASTER:LESSONS FROM HURRICANE KATRINA, by Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter (eds.). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. ISBN: 0-8122-1980-5 (paperback). Reviewed by Norman Fainstein Connecticut College When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August of 2005, it not only devastated the New Orleans region with wind and flood of biblical proportions but also provided scholars with a penetrating biopsy that reached deep into the social fabric of a storied American city and, indeed, of the nation itself. Like a thorough medical examination following a crisis in health, the studies of Katrina and New Orleans reveal that the crisis resulted from the interaction of forces external to a patient with preexisting conditions and weaknesses, some long-standing and many the outcome of past choices and lifestyles. In the case of New Orleans (both of these books are mainly about the metro area and not the affected region extending

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Published: Nov 30, 2020

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