Camille, 1969 : histories of a hurricane / Mark M. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Mark M. (Mark Michael), 1968-

Series:

Mercer University Lamar memorial lectures ; no. 51.

Mercer University Lamar memorial lectures ; no. 51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hurricane Camille, 1969.

Hurricane Camille, 1969--Historiography.

Senses and sensation--Mississippi--Gulf Coast--History--20th century.

Senses and sensation.

Disaster relief.

History.

Natural disasters--Social aspects.

Natural disasters.

Hurricanes--Social aspects.

Hurricanes.

Historiography.

Gulf Coast (Miss.)--History--20th century.

Gulf Coast (Miss.).

Gulf Coast (Miss.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Gulf Coast (Miss.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

Hurricanes--Social aspects--Mississippi--Gulf Coast--History--20th century.

Natural disasters--Social aspects--Mississippi--Gulf Coast--History--20th century.

Disaster relief--Mississippi--Gulf Coast--History--20th century.

Mississippi--Gulf Coast.

Physical Description:

xvi, 71 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2011]

Summary:

Hurricane Camille hit the coast of southern Mississippi in 1969, demonstrating well before Hurricane Katrina that the region's natural disaster response and recovery are greatly affected by race and class. Smith (history, U. of South Carolina) examines the political and racial contexts of Camille in three Lamar Memorial Lectures originally delivered at Mercer University in October 2009. The essays reflect on the man-made disaster of racial injustice and what we can learn from Camille about future disaster recovery planning. Smith, as a historian of the senses (and author of Sensing the Past: Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tasting, and Touching in History), takes a special interest in the sensory experience of Camille as a reminder to Southern residents that humans are not masters of the natural world. In particular, he looks at how social protocols concerning touch in a racially segregated society broke down in the storm's aftermath. B&w historical photos illustrate the storm's devastation. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The sensory history of a natural disaster

Desegregating Camille : civil rights, disaster rights

The political economy of disaster recovery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780820337227

0820337226

OCLC:

678924110