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

By:

Solnit, Rebecca

Publication details: New York : Penguin Books, 2010, �2009.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 353 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781101458709
1101458704
9781101459010
1101459018

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Paradise built in hell.DDC classification:

303.48/5 22

LOC classification:

HV553 .S59 2010

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Summary: 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.

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Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Course reserves
Ebook	NMC Library	EBSCO Ebooks	Online	HV553 .S59 2010 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available online - NMC Login required		2021-992	English Composition (Wangler)

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.