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A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster /

Solnit, Rebecca.

A paradise built in hell : the extraordinary communities that arise in disaster / Rebecca Solnit. - New York : Penguin Books, 2010, c2009. - viii, 353 p. ; 22 cm.

Originally published: New York : Viking, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-345) and index.

Prelude : falling together -- A millennial good fellowship : the San Francisco earthquake -- Halifax to Hollywood : the great debate -- Carnival and revolution : Mexico City's earthquake -- The city transfigured : New York in grief and glory -- New Orleans : common grounds and killers -- The doorway in the ruins.

Explores the phenomenon through which people become resourceful and altruistic after a disaster and communities reflect a shared sense of purpose, analyzing events ranging from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to Hurricane Katrina.

9780143118077 (pbk.) 0143118072 (pbk.)

9780143118077


Disasters--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Social aspects.

HV553 / .S59 2010

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