'This masterpiece of scholarship breaks through a clutter of explanations of Hurricane Katrina . . . Freudenburg and his colleagues ground their analysis in an enduring sociological concept of the growth machine . . . to advance their argument of humans biting nature. Essential. Highly recommended.' Choice
'The best account yet of why the levees failed. The authors also warn of more disasters to come if politicians and government agencies continue to promote huge engineering projects along unstable coastlines.' Former Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt
