Community revitalization in post-katrina New Orleans: A critical analysis of social capital in an African American neighborhood

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-401

  Pyles, Loretta ^a   Cross, Tonya ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community development; Critical theory; Disaster; Hurricane Katrina; Race; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649124664     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420802475050     Document Type: Article

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