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Deadly indifference : the perfect (political) storm : Hurricane Katrina, the Bush White House, and beyond
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- Creator
- Michael D. Brown and Ted Schwarz
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Lanham : Taylor Trade Pub. : Distributed by National Book Network, [2011]
- ©2011
- Physical Details
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- v, 226 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781589794856, 1589794850, 9781589794863, 1589794869
- OCLC
- ocn471812414
- Includes index.
- Welcome to D.C. -- A little background -- They warned me there'd be storms like Katrina -- The city built underwater -- Hurricane Charley, our baptism under fire -- Disaster politics -- Anticipation becomes reality -- The aftermath begins -- The violence begins -- The media intrudes -- How media fuel indifference -- You live where? -- Afterword -- Appendix 1: Behind the scenes : what you didn't read, see, or hear -- Appendix 2: With time comes understanding
Subjects
- Brown, Michael D. (Michael DeWayne), 1954-
- United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
- Disaster relief -- Government policy -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- History -- 21st century.
- Disaster relief -- Government policy -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 21st century.
- Disaster relief -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Emergency management -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Apathy -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.