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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, �2009. - 1 online resource (viii, 353 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-345) and index.

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.

9781101458709 1101458704 9781101459010 1101459018


Disasters--Social aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Psychological aspects.
Disasters--Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General


Electronic books.

HV553 / .S59 2010

303.48/5

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